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and localities. “Parents have a right to choose the best school for their children. . .Communities should be empowered to find what works. . .America needs public, private and parochial schools. . .American families must be given a choice in education.”
Democrats: The federal government should spend more and increase control. “We oppose private school vouchers. . .We will expand programs. . .every child deserves an equal chance to a world-class education. . .Reallocating resources toward this goal must be a priority.”
• Is health care a worry for most Americans? Republicans: Solve the problem but do not wreck the system: “The President’s plan will make health care more affordable through tax credits and deductions. . . more accessible. . .by reducing insurance costs and eliminating workers’ wor. ries of.Jqsing . insurance if they change jobs. . .preserving individual options. . .preserving quality care.”
Democrats: The federal government should take charge. “All Americans should have access to quality, affordable health care. . .not as a privilege, but as a right. . .We will enact a reform of the health care system to control costs and make health care affordable.”
Remember, Jeff, examine the different approaches and ask what experience teaches. Governments have existed for thousands of years. Their policies have been good and bad, successful and unsuccessful. When bad and unsuccessful, misery and often revolution followed.
Our country was born exactly that way, rebelling against oppressive government that thought it knew best. Governments always think they know best.
Perhaps what Hegel wrote in 1832 is true: “What experience and history teach is this - that people and governments never have learned anything from history.” At least we should try.
What does history teach? We’ve looked at the distant past. In the last hundred years our government and others have steadily expanded their roles in citizens’ lives. Here are some results:
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