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panader0

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9. In education and health care, the US needs to catch up to so many other countries.
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 06:56 PM
Feb 2016

Remember when the US was at the top in both? Where are we now, around 30th? More like 36th 0r 37th.
I haven't heard about the free cars yet...
Education is crucial for our national future--if people were more educated we wouldn't have so many crazies
in office, education boosts productivity, reduces poverty, and helps to stem racism.
Health care--just because it is the right thing to do. There is plenty of money in this country to accomplish these goals,
it's just in the hands of the wrong people.

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