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Re: Why wouldn't this be a good idea?

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Originally Posted by TSGracchus View Post
While the nation doesn't do a very good job of any of those, there's an explicit consensus about education already and an uneasy one about food and shelter. Currently, it's only medical care that's controversial.
we don't do a very good job? How so?
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