>"As a result, I sincerely doubt that the notion of higher taxes for
>better public services will sail very far in the United States."
>
>Wouldn't our current expenditure on war/military be enough to
>provide a good education and free medical care for everyone in the
>country? It's not so much a question of raising taxes, but of
>spending public moneys on the actual public good.
Add to that private health insurance premiums, school and college tuition, interest paid on credit card balances during spells of unemployment...and you're talking some serious money.
Doug