On Healthcare in the U.S.

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Preechr: The government could handle it if they wish. Look at Canada for an example.

Drawing parallels between education and healthcare is shakey at best. The reason education has fallen behind is because we are putting the money spent there in the wrong places, namely that we are focusing too much on the dumb kid that can't learn anything.

Healthcare is a completely different topic. There is nothing to focus on. The doctors provide it the way it always has been, just with a different person paying them.

In addition, were education not provided by the government, it would be catastrophic. The rich would inevitably remain rich, and the poor would inevitably remain poor. I'm not saying it isn't that way now, but at least those in poverty have the chance to be something that requires a high amount of education.

Furthermore, I never even suggested that this need be federal taxes. Indeed, this could be state taxes or even city ones.