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Choose one of the hypothetical proposals below. Write an analytical paper evaluating the merits and potential problems of the proposal you have chosen.

Proposal 1 - Criminal Justice: Privatize all state-run minimum-security prisons by offering companies five-year contracts to run individual facilities, with contracts secured through a competitive bidding system overseen by the governor's office.

Proposal 2 - Healthcare: Provide funding to create a non-profit health insurance cooperative that will provide subsidized health insurance to any Oregonian living below twice the federal poverty line.

Proposal 3 -Education: Adopt a state-wide system of merit-based pay for K-12 public school teachers, with raises based on a combination of peer evaluations and student performance on standardized tests.