How about a conservative solution? 1. Educational vouchers for all students. parents decide on how they get educated, and can choose from public or private schools. 2. Health care provision for the needy only, from Govt subsidy, via insurance that people can choose from. The Govt run version could "wither on the vine" in Newt's words, if it is not as efficient/effective. 3. Social Security system broken into 2 parts - one, a basic system for the indigent elderly 'safety net'; two, a funded pension plan that workers can choose from, or they can choose to send the money into other retirement savings accounts they own.Exactly. Add pro-savings tax reform, and we would have a system in which a generous safety net would be present, but very few people would need it. The enemy is collectivism, not a social safety net. The left assumes that only a collectivist approach can provide security. That is not correct, but we need an intelligent and principled reengineering of some basic institutions.
Thanks and dittos. I like this - quotable quote: "The enemy is collectivism, not a social safety net."