I know but I have seen things like...
"The country made it a right by electing Obama." - Dr Hoangmai
At 2:39 she says this.
YouTube - Michael Cannon: Is Health Care a Right or Privilege?
And others.
It is not a right because it is not defined in the Constitution as a right.
Interesting. So nothing that is not specifically enumerated as a right in the constitution can be a right? Health care seems relevant to the general welfare of the people, but, as you say, it is not enumerated.It is not a right because it is not defined in the Constitution as a right.
Whoa whoa there Mr James. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. I don't think you intended to say it that way. The Constitution doesn't define our rights. And I don't want to get into a side debate on that. It defines the powers of the federal govt. And nowhere in there does it state that the govt has a duty to insure everyones health. People are taking "promote the general welfare" way to far. Promote does not mean provide, as in "provide for the common defense".It is not a right because it is not defined in the Constitution as a right.
Interesting. So nothing that is not specifically enumerated as a right in the constitution can be a right? Health care seems relevant to the general welfare of the people, but, as you say, it is not enumerated.
I won't question the wisdom of the founders, but maybe we could take into account that medicine didn't really exist per se during the writing of the authoring of the constitution, and it was not generally possible for the common people to live for very long to make us have to worry about care of the elderly, so enumerating it as a right at the time would be like listing teleportation as a right today. The founders in their wisdom did not address airplanes either, I cannot imagine why.
I think in a civilized, wealthy society, there should be enough compassion and intellect to allow all the right to be able to seek medical attention. The fact that many do not see this, simply shows me how much farther humanity has to evolve. Some of you are not far removed from barbarians.
Health care IS a right here in Australia. Do not turn it (UHC) into the "monster". It is a humane and sensible thing to embrace.
Ironic some of you are going to have to be forced to do the right thing.
Why do you have to be forced to do what's right?
Why do you have to make such a damn racket in order to embrace what is humane and correct?
Shoot me down, tell me to run back to my own country, whatever, but seriously, how mean-spirited can some of you be?
Try opening your minds and hearts a little. Stop with the ridiculous "gun to the head" analogy. And try to see past yourselves - it will be good for your souls.
Don't make God come down and beat you round the heads for being so untoward and ungenerous towards your fellow men / women.
If you want your nation to be great, be benelovent, give a stuff about others, don't just go to church. Sacrifice for others! Care!
Compassion is not my number one concern. I want a healthy working population.
Just like the socialist to confuse generosity and charity with socialism while trying to imply that God or Jesus is a socialist. In the US tax payer money is still tax payer money not the government's money. In the US we have the belief that if someone wants something then they earn it not steal it and not get the government to steal or forcible take from others to get it for them.
Interesting. So nothing that is not specifically enumerated as a right in the constitution can be a right? Health care seems relevant to the general welfare of the people, but, as you say, it is not enumerated.
I won't question the wisdom of the founders, but maybe we could take into account that medicine didn't really exist per se during the writing of the authoring of the constitution, and it was not generally possible for the common people to live for very long to make us have to worry about care of the elderly, so enumerating it as a right at the time would be like listing teleportation as a right today. The founders in their wisdom did not address airplanes either, I cannot imagine why.
All that tedious crap aside, It ought to be a right. A nation as powerful and obscenely rich as ours ought to invest some of its money in the preserving of life, rather than purely squandering it on more and more implements to destroy life. And healthcare ought not be merely the birthright of the wealthy, but the generous and sensible gift of a generous and sensible people to our citizens, lest we be thought of as bloodthirsty, greedy, insane monsters by the rest of the world. And history.
I think in a civilized, wealthy society, there should be enough compassion and intellect to allow all the right to be able to seek medical attention.
The fact that many do not see this, simply shows me how much farther humanity has to evolve. Some of you are not far removed from barbarians.
We already have that. Please point out a story were even an illegal immigrant has been refused medical care? I can show you many story's that are the opposite.
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I hope you felt the same way when the right-winged stacked court approved imminent domain and the socialist practice of taking people's lands so that corporations could build on them for the sake of profits.
No one can be refused EMERGENCY attention. However, one can be refused heart transplants, cancer treatment....because they do not have insurance.
And I assume your roll of the eyes means you have no response to that, yes?
No one has a right to a heart transplant or cancer treatment. Then again as I stated earlier...
Free Medical Clinics, Free Dental Clinics, Free Medical Help All over USA
Walgreens Clinics Offer Free Medical Care for Unemployed, Uninsured Workers - On Health and Money (usnews.com)
Free clinics fill medical void - USATODAY.com
If they want it here they can get it.
What I can't figure out is why people seem to think this kind of service does not exist here???
It is literally so stupid it is not worth responding to.
I understand that there are some free medical services, but these services do nothing more than increase the burden on the ever shrinking Middle Class.
Until there is REAL reform that ends the doubling of medical costs every decade, then we are in store for the end of the Middle Class. As costs continue to rise, as wages stay stagnant, more and more will slip into the category of uninsured, this will increase the burden on those remaining until the whole thing collapses.
People argue that the market will fix itself, but this has proven untrue for the past thirty years, as the number of mergers between insurance providers has narrowed the field down to a monopoly. These monopolies are responsible to whom? Investors, as insurance is a business, not a service. So in order to keep investors happy, insurance companies have to increase profit margins by paying as little as possible to doctors and hospitals, and by giving the least amount as coverage possible for the greatest amount. Nothing about this is the illustration of the market working.
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