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This may seem "outside-the-box," even counterintuitive, but it's actually possible to achieve universal literacy even without a police state that rules by terror
Cuba's path to literacy doesn't look that different from other Latin countries - even if you trust the Castro regime's statistics, which probably is not a smart bet.
Social democrat: The US should emulate the healthcare systems of France and the UK.

Neoliberal: The Netherlands and Switzerland are more applicable to our circumstances.

Libertarian: Don't overlook Singapore!

But Cuba? Seriously?
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Two for Super Tuesday.

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About "low information voters": South Carolina has a higher % of both high-school graduates and college graduates than Nevada. census.gov/quickfacts/SC census.gov/quickfacts/NV
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