I don't think I have to show much proof of the statement "The American public education system is failing." Test after test shows our students falling behind those of many other industrialized nations, so I will go ahead under the assumption that that statement is correct. Why then are so many people willing to give the government even more control over their lives with various universal health care schemes? Gee, they did such a great job with public schools, let's give them our bodies, too. Come on, you liberals out there, get real. It ain't gonna work. And frankly, even if it did work, I'd still prefer a system where I control things for myself instead of some bureaucrat who makes decisions based on the statistics his advisors show him.