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2011-05-19 Home Front: Politix

Ryan's wrong -- we need 'Medicare for all'

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Posted by Fred 2011-05-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The United States is the only major nation in the industrialized world that does not guarantee health care as a right to its people

Please cite the applicable Article and Section or Amendment to the Constitution that authorizes such 'right' and empowers the national government to impose it upon the citizenry. BTW, when you go making it up to justify your invalid assumption of powers, remember in the last few seconds when your head's on the chopping block the little warning about removing the safe guards of the Constitution as written.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-05-19 00:23|| 2011-05-19 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Nichols lips are moving.

The Ryan plan is the most comprehensive, fair, and sane plan presented in that Congress in a very, very long time. Pass it or everyone will live in squander when everyone is broke (cept for the politicians who will fly to other countries to retire).

Posted by newc 2011-05-19 00:56|| 2011-05-19 00:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Because GPs (or taxpayers) should be slaves....

Treatment can never be a "right" (unless the right means the government won't stop you choosing whatever treatment you can afford).

Treatment entitlement would make a bad situation worse for the states, as the population would have NO financial incentive to look after their own health.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-05-19 03:24|| 2011-05-19 03:24|| Front Page Top

#4 In economic terms, one person's positive "right" is another persons coerced obligation.

I believe there's an amendment about involuntary servitude.

Posted by no mo uro 2011-05-19 05:22|| 2011-05-19 05:22|| Front Page Top

#5 In the land of liberty there are "negative" rights. You have rights to be free from gov't imposition of obligations.

You have a right to provide everything that you want for yourself. Your right cannot oblige anyone to fulfill your desire.

My right to a house allows me to build my own house, it does not force anyone else to build it for me.

Posted by AlanC 2011-05-19 07:41|| 2011-05-19 07:41|| Front Page Top

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