BOB KLAHN -> JOHN MASSEY wrote:

 JM>> I agree with this

 BK>>>  Except that "the commons" goes much further. That includes
 BK>>>  schools, medical research, even medical care if you so chose.

 JM>> Not this.

 BK>  Schools have been considered  a government function

By some not all.

 BK>  since before the United States existed.
 BK>  So that is a traditional govt function.

Not of the U.S.. You said it yourself "before  the United States
existed."  We set our own rules and government schools were not part
of the original deal.



 BK>  Medical research counts more than you may realize. Much of
 BK>  medical research has been pushed along for military needs.
 BK>  Penecillin was discovered by a civilian doctor, but it was
 BK>  military need in WW2 that pushed the development and production
 BK>  to the extent is has been.

I have no problem with Government need, creating a demand.

 BK>  When the influenza pandemic hit in
 BK>  1918 it did not kill people in one state only, or a few, but all
 BK>  over the world. It took a more massive investigation than an
 BK>  individual state or corporation would be able to finance to get
 BK>  a hold on the vaccinations.

Well yeah, but; What has this got to do with schools being a government function?

 BK>  Any disease element you do not have a treatment for becomes a
 BK>  potential Bio-war agent.

Another absolutely brilliantly logical statement. Again. Well yeah, but;
What has this got to do with schools being a government function?


 BK>  As to medical care, that comes under the heading of, no one has
 BK>  found another way to provide care for all who need it.

It is not the job of the U.S. government to provide care for all who need it.

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