tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post3635773778387681920..comments2024-03-27T20:43:05.862-07:00Comments on The Eternal Universe: Deep Thoughts: Why Universal Education And Not HealthcareJoseph Smidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-79345518673319499932007-07-31T06:49:00.000-07:002007-07-31T06:49:00.000-07:00please shed your naivety by listening to george ca...please shed your naivety by listening to george carlin's <A HREF="http://youtube.com/watch?v=jgKMCCgyUx8" REL="nofollow">meta-education</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-43785056582922413562007-07-31T06:32:00.000-07:002007-07-31T06:32:00.000-07:00"Show of hands - who here *doesn't* think GWB woul..."Show of hands - who here *doesn't* think GWB would appoint a pharma ex-CEO to run national healthcare? Who thinks that would be a good idea?"<BR/><BR/>I'll agree Bush only seems to appoint people who want to suport him first, not the country. <BR/><BR/>I also agree that a nationalized healcare system may be more dangerous than a state run one. I meant any universal healthcare system run by any level of government.Joseph Smidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-48413448027260624272007-07-31T00:36:00.000-07:002007-07-31T00:36:00.000-07:00Maybe you American's should try running it like th...Maybe you American's should try running it like the Belgians do, they have a subsidized public system, a community system and a subsidized "free" aka catholic system, however each kid has the funds attached to them, so if the kid leaves the school to go to another, the funds move with him/her, this forces the school to provide a better education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-82746641512672254582007-07-30T22:45:00.000-07:002007-07-30T22:45:00.000-07:00Before NCLB, schools were run by the counties, so ...Before NCLB, schools were run by the counties, so you had an environment where states could experiment with different methods, where schools were aligned with the communities in which they taught, and it was easier to improve schools because you only worked with a few at a time. <BR/><BR/>The risk with nationalized healthcare is equivalent to the risks associated with nationalizing public school education - you get one President who appoints a talentless lackey to be in charge of the thing, and it sucks for everyone. <BR/><BR/>Show of hands - who here *doesn't* think GWB would appoint a pharma ex-CEO to run national healthcare? Who thinks that would be a good idea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com