You don't know what you're talking about. There all socialized government funded and government operated institution. Whether or not they are constitutionally mandated or are municipally used is not relevent to that fact. They are socialized institutions. They function on the principles of socialism and not a free market economy.
You're comment about schools and hospitals is just completely asinine. First, private schools are not almost always better. In fact, most private schools are parochial schools that are about as bad as the worst inner city schools. Most kids I knew coming from parochial school, when I went to college, were dumber than shit and washed out. The only once's with a half assed decent education were the Catholic students. Secondly, neither institution could provide an acceptable level of quality of service if they were ran by the private sector. Not at a national level Skippy.
Can you imagine what a scary thought it would be to have our military ran by a bunch of free market mercenaries? Thank FUCKING GOD for socialism cause it has it's time and place.