On medicine we are agreed, though I think private insurance can live on as a supplement to the primary care received through the government program. Like people can carry a second plan to cover a nicer hospital room, to cover family members hotel stays if i need to travel for care, some basic cosmetic surgeries, and other luxuries. On education that is one hell of a knot we have tied here. I mean most of the people I am in college with cannot tell me where England is on a map. So I sometimes feel we need to rebuild the system all together. It seems to fail the majority of students in providing even the most basic knowledge. As far as needing a college degree I agree, but it is still the line towed by many employers so what can you do?