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one could just as easly conclude that liberal politicians praise socialized medicen because of their far left labor union masters tell them too. as far as the pharamceuticals go they may have a flate rate of $10.00 well the people for the most part still pay for it threw taxes, what they dont pay the goverment prints more money for, that devaluates the currency, which in turn raises prices, and that leads you to present day england a place where the people are fed up with the socialst majority so much so that brown canceld an election out of fear that they would lose. it is a place that the IMF and the EU has claimed to be the worst of the G20 in the recession because of their economic policies. individuals may like the NHS but look at the larger picture it ruined their economy. ours isint perfect but when looking at other systems lets pick one that doesent have a track record of total failure.

But that is just it, what majority? most every poll shows the people who champion those oh so "popular" economic policies are about to lose big with the economy being number one issue

the labour party's popularity should be a fair messure of the people's opinion being that it is the labour party that brought in most of englands socialist programs that trashed their economy and the people are finaly going to boot them out of office for it

so their policies that shape a nation have nothing to do with their approval?

no but depending on the crime ice cream and other crime's arnt run by the same group. and its not just the NHS, that along with trying socialize the country has ruined their economy somthing that most citizens might not bee to crazy about.
If I was a british citizen and I had to wait month just to get a check up or in some cases actualy winning the lottery to see them, I wouldent get mad at the doctors I would take it out on the management who happens to be the goverment. How the NHS and other organaztions are run is goverment policy, a goverments support is most often a messur of how well the people agree with their policy.

yes and look at the result after throwing money at the problem ($11,000 per student per year) we have acheived lower and lower results especialy in the more important area's of science and math. then with the goverments no child left behind the schooles have to give a stanardized test each year and has to show progress from the year befor, the result is instead of teaching the curriculum they focus on preparing for the tests most the year and in my case in texas the test's writting section teaches a low quality of writing that would fail in college.
another ex. look at our USPS, I like them but the private companies are undoutably more effecient, they have to be or they lose business. They are more accountable becuase its their money to lose. the post office could do a terrible jod and still get completly funded.
lessons to learn fom other areas already socialized would be they cost more and lower quality