Originally Posted by
BanginJimmy
Our military is capable, but we still need to use it once in a while to remind people. When a dictator can blatantly ignore diplomacy for a decade then something needs to be done.
We actually bombed Iraqi military installations pretty regularly. What are we supposed to do, drop a few tactical nuclear weapons in a city or two?
Even the original U.S. imperialist, T. Roosevelt, said "Walk softly, carry a big stick". Not "Carry a big stick, beat the **** out of whatever moves".
Competition among private schools. If a parent wants to send their child to a private school then the school should receive a voucher covering the tuition to that school up to what it would cost the govt for the same child for the saem year. At worst this would cause the govt to break even, at best the govt would save money.
Its widely agreed that this system doesn't work.
America spends more money per student than several of the countries that outrank us in education so money isnt the issue. The issue is the poor quality of education they are receiving.
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