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Old 02-24-2008, 04:06 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
I am a strong believer in public education, as are a majority of Americans. Admittedly, public education is basically "socialized education". The question is, why not health care?


People often try to make this analogy, but I find it a poor one.

Society made the determination that an educated workforce was more productive and better for the economy. If we promoted wellness, by virture of good health habits, that is something society should promote and look to subsidize. But we cannot afford unlimited health care consumption which public funded health care would become.
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