Socializing some industries will/can/do improve the economy and society.

To clarify, I will be opposing the above bill. At the beginning of my speech, I will refute my oppositions arguments, then I will present my thesis and associated arguments and finally, I will close the argument and exaplin as to why socializing the aforementioned industries is the not the favourable choice. Socialism, according to Marxists theory represents the stage following capitalism in a state transforming to communism. My opponent has mentioned three industries in his/her argument and how they should be socialized in order to improve the economy and maintain a society. However, socializing industries has far more cons that directly affect the citizens of a country than pros. My opponents first argument alludes to the privitized prison system and how socializing them would decrease expenses. However, during 1993, the cost of crime was estimated to be over six billion dollars a year in construction, just to keep up with the inmate population growth. This figure did not include the cost of employing fifty thousand guards, nor the additional tens of thousands of administrators, health, education and food service providers. By allowing private firms to take over, cost associated to these expenses would not be taken directly from tax payers pocket, allowing governments to better use their revenue to better service other public areas in need of assistance such as health care and community services. Studies from Wackenhut and CCA institutions have noted savings of twenty percent off construction, and five to fifteen percent off management costs. Interviews with prisoners and staff alike - who were in the position to compare both facilities - stated they were more comfortable in the privatised prisons. The purpose of a prison is to rehabilitate prisoners so they don't relapse into to wrongdoings; in other words, decrease the recidivism rate. By reducing this rate, privatised prisons are in effect reducing their supply of profit producing customers. Private companies do not necessarily have to be in prospects of profit. Non-profit and independent organisations such as faith based foundations devoted to rehabilitation of criminals and such are included in the list of private organisations involved in the prison industry. Private industries allow greater management flexibility, which in turn is meant to create better response times regarding issues of innovation, expansion, staff promotions and terminations. Public prisons have been unable to keep up with technological changes or changing needs of the individual staff and inmates within the walls. These changes are useful in handling incidences of outbreaks and riots, and have proven to reduce such incidences. In the second part of my oppositions speech, he/she mentions the pros of socializing insurance companies. I am going to specifically analyse the health insurance industry. Many countries such as Canada and the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) do enforce the socializing of health insurance (public health care). Nonetheless, they still are dependent on the privatized system of healthcare. For example, Canada spent an estimated $142 billion on health care in 2005, which is $4,411 per person. Of this, $98.8 billion was spent by governments delivering public health care. About $43.2 billion was spent on private health care. In England, nearly 544,000 people waiting to be admitted to NHS hospitals in August 2008, with an average wait of 4.5 weeks. This proves the ineffieciency of the social system and how it is inadequate to provide citizens with health care when they need it. In addition to this, a private system ensures the following: -No queues:no need for waiting in long lines for treatment if your condition is serious. -Choice: you can choose your consultant and where you want to be treated, with the proviso that some policies restrict treatment to set lists of hospitals. -Private room: you don't have to worry about being on a mixed-gender ward. Depending on your policy, you may have an ensuite bathroom. -Unrestricted visiting hours. -Personal care: a retinue of medical students won't accompany your appointment with the consultant, you won't be kept waiting for hours to see them and you will have more time to discuss your symptoms. -Continuity of care: you are likely to be seen by the same consultant throughout your treatment. -Specialist claim team: your insurer may have a team that deals specifically with a certain type of condition, such as cancer, who can help advise you. The public health care system has many flaws that fall short when helping individuals who are in dire need of treatment asap. Finally, to refute to the last point side opposition alluded to: private universities versus public education. Harvard, Yale, Brown and Princeton. these are all Ivy-league private universities that produce students that pursue incredible post graduate careers carrying out influentional roles as active participants of society. By socializing the whole educational industry (or just post secondary education, as my opponent refers mostly too), we will be diminishing the number of specialist in different fields of study. Harvard has the highest rate of graduation among four years of college at 97%. The following link shows the graduation rates of different private universities : . http://www.huffingtonpost.com... Therefore, my opponents statistics on the matter of percentage of graduates is misinformed. Other pros for a private education (grade school and secondary education) are as follows: -Like privatized junior high and high schools, private universities generally have smaller class sizes, and more prestige than does a public university. -Students generally build stronger, more personal relationships with their professors and instructors, as there are special programs designed to increase communication and dialogue between the two. It is not uncommon for a university to arrange for professors to dine, correspond, and interact with students on a personal, friendly level. -Private universities also have a significantly higher amount of extra-curricular activities and programs for students to participate in, which can develop a stronger sense of community. So it is evident that socializing an economy based on these industries would upset the standards of living for people that can afford to access these needs. They also contribute positively to the society and help the economy. Thank you.