Exactly. The way I see it, rights are something you are born with- liberty, life, pursuit of happiness, the ability to say what you want. There is no reliance on anyone else to have those things. Health care is something that relies on someone else to do something and as such it is not a right. If you force it as a right then you are simply coercing people to try to make it a right, but in reality it just isn't.
I would rather have it applied without making it a government labeled "right." I would rather let markets compete to bring down prices and have people buy it out of free will.
Dodge has said it well for me. In addition, I think it is a right that has to be earned. In other words we have to pay in order to have that right. Government has to source the health care from somewhere don't they? Where right comes into it for me is the right to participate in the Government decision of how the funds for healthcare will be distributed.
Perhaps you misunderstood what I was trying to say? We are talking about healthcare. Healthcare costs money. In order to get healthcare we need to pay for it. Nothing horrendous in that notion.
I don't think anyone is opposed to the mere idea of everyone having access to health care. What I am saying is that it should not be mandated through the government as that just leads to more troubles.
Well if you do not want to pay, then probably you will have to find another way to look after yourself medically. Maybe just make sure you don't get sick.
Well isn't "being rich" the stereotype solution for all problems? Taking responsibility for one's health would probably be a more realistic solution than waiting for hand-outs?
