Me, as representative from Georgia in the congress, would like to ask the president to inform the congress about the health and education situation in our country.
Mark Lanheim
Georgia representative - Conservative Party
And the President is happy to oblige.
Due in most part to educational reforms enacted during Mr. Mandrake's term, public education is provided for free up until the age of 16 in all states. Recently however, the Mandrake System has been replaced in many New England and California school districts with new systems. As there is still officially no federal standard for education, these new systems have gone unchallenged by the Mandrake system. This is in my opinion, a good thing, as innovation is the engine that drives America forward. If a national system were to be implemented, I believe it should be subjected to review every five to ten years. Colleges and Universities continue to be largely operated as private enterprises. States such as Massachusetts and Illinois have public facilities, but most Americans must pay to study over 16.
In any case, Americans are the most educated people in the world. No nation has so thoroughly placed its children through school. In Paris or Berlin, a common man who has gone to school for more than four years is a curiosity, in America it is the norm. All in all, things are great for education.
Healthcare is where we truly shine. What private enterprise does not provide, the public sector surely will. The health reforms of Misters Cameron and Jamous have placed every taxpayer in the realm of free healthcare. However, due to the inefficiency and sometimes poorer quality of public healthcare, given the money, most people will still go to the private sector. Indeed, the private sector continues to treat more patients in our nation due to its lack of cumbersome bureaucracy. While a patient will wait three hours for help in public, in private they will be rushed to help in an hour or less. This is a sad reality, and one which I intend to act on should I be afforded reelection.