By definition, if justice isn't socialized it isn't justice.

You forgot my favorite. The public library! Gasp!

That looks about right to me; a clear progression from the late 1700s to today, leading us inexorably closer to the Socialism of the French Revolution that terrified civilized Europe and America when it occurred.

Funny, but too bad ObamaCare is NOT public healthcare, but is instead a corporate giveaway wrapped in an authoritarian mandate forcing Americans to buy from the big insurance companies.

When I first saw this cartoon I was taken back. I am pretty sure that is intended to ridicule those who oppose a public health care plan… But when you look at each item listed, the truth of this series speaks volumes.

Public schools, great! Why do home schooled and private schooled kids consistently score higher than public schooled kids? Hmmm…Public schools are doing such a great job that the federal government has had to revise the standardized tests that measure their success. So much so that some universities are not even looking at SAT scores anymore…

Public Water Systems, Great! Not so much. While they may have started as municipal entities many water authorities are privately owned for profit companies. Water companies charge money to provide water. If you don’t pay they shut it off. Smells like capitalism.

Public highways, Cool! The infrastructure of this country is decaying beneath us. Across the country bridges and roads continuously fail safety inspections. Federal state and local governments continuously squander money intended for capital improvements. The highest quality and best maintained bridges and roads tend to be those that operate somewhat independent of tax dollars. These include Bridge Commissions (Delaware River Bridge Commission) and Toll Roads (Pennsylvania Turnpike).

Public Parks, that sounds awesome! Except the national park system is pretty much bankrupt. Anyone visit a national park lately? They don’t even have enough money to pay a ranger to stand in a booth to collect money. Many have resorted to honor system of payment. You slip your $3 into a steel lock box. That works well, even if only half the folks pay, you still make money…Maybe we can do the same for health care.

The artist has listed four examples public programs and apparently feels that they were and are successful ventures. This is ridiculous. We can look a few more if you would like…USPS…Bankrupt, Social Security…Bankrupt, Medicare and Medicaid…Bankrupt.

Please don’t misunderstand me; federal programs are not inherently bad…However given their track record (extremely poor) I am not sure how anyone can argue that a public take over of the health care in this country is a good idea.