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Our public school system is subsidized by the government. In other words, the states are given money by the fed for education. Moreover, all children are required to attend school until at least the age of 16. Our health care system, on the other hand, is largely privatized. We must pay for our own doctors, medical procedures, prescriptions, etc. We have well over 40 million people in the U.S. with no health care coverage. Most Western European states have universal health care.

Why is education not only mandatory, but considered a right in this country while health care is not? Is free health care, like free education, a fundamental human right? Please explain your answers.