How many of you went to a public school?

Question

I don't know where you live, but there are many excellent Blue Ribbon schools where I am. State and community colleges offer affordable, excellent educations.

So, here I go again.....what the heck is wrong with an excellent healthcare system for the people by the people?

The United States ranks 37th in Healthcare,

Answer 1

Good for you! Yeah, what is wrong with us having good, affordable health care....go figure!

Answer 2

There is nothing wrong with an excellent health care system. I just don't believe that the government can provide such a system on a nation wide basis. Your area may have great public schools (mine did as well), but look at the South, where public education sucks. The federal government does not have the Constitutional authority to enforce a nationwide universal health care plan, it would be up to the states to do this. Some states would have great health care, others lousy. I personally don't see where getting the government involved makes the overall system any better.

Answer 3

I went to a very good public schools with excellent teachers who didn't take a bunch of crap from the students. We respected our teachers then. I went to school in Michigan which had the best education systems in the country. We were offered all possible classes from Art, Music, Photography, P.E, all the sciences, English, Literature, Drama, etc etc. They also had all kinds of afterschool programs and sports for boys and girls.
I now live in California and teach here. I'm afraid the school system here isn't as good. Students don't respect their teachers and think they can brow beat them into getting A's or B's. If they don't get what they want, their parents step in and start in on the teachers. It's called grade inflation. Unfortunately, I can't completely agree with your assessment of all public schools. Many of them have cut programs in Art, Music and P.E and sports. Many of them don't have afterschool programs. The community colleges are great here though, I agree with that. And, the CSU and UC college systems are the best.
But you're right, we should also have an excellent healthcare system as well. When it comes to issues of life and death our taxes should be paying for it just like it does with the police and fire departments.

Answer 4

I do agree that the health care system needs to be completely overhauled. Currently, it benefits those who have jobs with good benefits but there are too many people with NO health care insurance.
The problem is, public schools (at least in my state) should not try to be emulated. They are inefficient and the high school drop out rate is climbing again, especially in some minorities. Administrators are often people who have never taught in a classroom and yet they dictate how, what and when things will be taught. The superintendent of the local school district that I work for makes over $250,000 a year! Teachers are having to buy their own supplies. It is truly a management nightmare.
I know we need to revamp the health care system but please don't compare it to our schools.

Answer 5

There is NOTHING wrong with an excellent healthcare system. The fault in your arguement is to think we would get a better healthcare if we left it up to our elected officials. The government is never as efficient as private firms. So it would not be "free" healthcare for all.

Answer 6

Maybe because I went to a public school in the US I dont get what you are asking?
What is a Blue Ribbon school?
And college is WAY TO EXPENSIVE HERE... I'm not comfortable taking out a loan I could purchase a small country for, then spend years well into my retirement paying it back...
Also as for the U.S. healthcare system... that too is EXPENSIVE and out of control... most of the money I make, goes to the ridiculous $230 a month I have to pay for my own personal healthcare...

Answer 7

Where did you get the information that said the the US ranks 37th in Healthcare? Really, I'd like to see that information.

Answer 8

I attended Catholic School for twelve years.

Could you site your source for the 37th in health care number? I want to know what the criteria are. Do they mean quantity with coverage or quality of care? It is hard to believe that many countries could deliver a superior quality of care.

I just want to make sure we are comparing apples to apples.
For instance, there are tiny super wealthy countries like Kuwait where health care is free but so is gasoline. Then there are small poor countries like Cuba where health care may be free but it consists of little more than leeches and an enema.

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Answer 9

Public school in grades 1-12 and one public and 2 private colleges. Have a Masters degree.

Answer 10

I went to public school... and there is no problem with a healthcare system for the people by the people

Answer 11

I would submit that public schools are government-controlled propaganda machines turning most of America's children into dyed-in-the-wool socialists. More of the same is the wrong way to go. No Medicare for All! Medicare loses 27% of its budget to fraud and abuse. Private insurers keep better tabs on such things, because of the profit-motive.

Socialists pay close attention: no profit motive, no reason to be on guard, no reason to excel, and medocrity reigns. America ranks dead last in many categories of education among the industrialized nations of the world.

Has socialism given us better schools? Clearly not. So why is this being used as justification for socialization of our health care system.

Think, people, think!