TheRealMafoo said:
And please name a program that is both run by the private sector and the government, and the government does a better job. Private education is far better, and far cheeper. Private healthcare is far better, and far cheeper. Private roads are better and cheeper then public roads. Contracted security forces are better and cheeper then government ones (it's why the military contracts them). Private manufacturing is far better and cheeper then government. It's why our military buys it's equipment, and does not make it. All around, the private sector does things a lot better, and cheeper then the government. If this is the case, why would you want to move something that's done so poorly in the private sector to the government with hopes of it getting better? And in reality, our system is the best in the world if you remove the cost. Your going to look to Government to remove cost? |
Just to address some of your claims...
Private security forces aren't cheaper in fact private contractors get paid more than U.S. soldiers. The reason they're contracted is because the U.S. military is stretched thin or they simply don't want to move some soldiers from non-active regions like South Korea and Japan.
How is private healthcare cheaper? For example doctors and nurses in the United States get paid far more than their counterparts in countries with universal healthcare. Perscription medications are more expensive in the United States. Hospital bed stays are also more expensive in the United States as well. There is also more overhead in their dealings with so many different health insurance companies.
Private education may be better but they have the luxury of not having to accept special needs children or follow some guidelines that public schools do. There is more overheard with public schools some of which could be removed to help save money, for example getting rid of more non-teaching staff.
As for private roads being better and cheaper than public roads, read this: http://www.uspirg.org/uploads/Fz/KM/FzKMHurzDgFl63HW6BliVw/Private-Roads-fact-sheet-WEB-vFinal.pdf
I think some people seem to feel that everything can be done better by the private sector, but when it comes to healthcare do you really think it should be run for profit? Think about how many hands are already in the cookie jar in the United State's healthcare system. Think about the fact that insurance companies are constantly fighting with their customers in the denial of paying fees. People can post horror stories about the Canadian or British healthcare systems for example but they pale in comparison to some of the ones from the United States.
*Edit: Oh and since you excluded the judiciary because it's mostly run by each State, you should look up how univeral healthcare is run in Canada since I think you may have the wrong idea about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada
