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To: LindyBill who wrote (30241)	2/18/2004 5:51:12 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793707

EconoPundit Tuesday, February 17, 2004 Analogy and advice... Slightly altered quote from today's column: It's true that the U.S. spends far more on education than any other country, but this wouldn't be a bad thing if the spending got results. The real question is why, despite all that spending, many Americans aren't assured of the education they need, and American test scores are near the bottom for advanced countries. But I changed it a bit. The Columnist is Paul Krugman, and he talks not about education but about health care. And my question is this: why does he ask one set of questions about health and a completely different set of questions for education? UPDATE: As I look over the column as a whole, speaking as someone who's not only waited months to see a medical specialist under the Canadian system but also dealt with workers choosing to opt out of our employer-provided health plan under the US system, my advice is simply this: skip the column. Krugman is so far removed from the actuality of the subject his opinions are worthless. Read David Brooks' column instead!