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We all hear the calls for Universal Healthcare, that there are people in dire need of treatment denied their right to a healthy life because they are poor.
That right there is the fundamental flaw in the argument. No one has a Right to healthcare. You have the Right to seek treatment, you do not have the Right to force another to pay for your treatment. That is what the discussion really boils down to, the ideological divide between the two views on the issue.
We are a Republic, founded on the principle that your destiny is in your heads. You owe your fellow man only that you obey the laws of the land and live your life without intruding upon his. There is no Right that requires an obligation from another to provide said Right. It would be like holding a rally for your personal political cause, and forcing others to pay for your rally against their will. You have the Right to the rally, but you have to fund the logistics of it.
Sadly, we have moved further and further away from this. Every move away from this principle was done ostensibly for “the good of all”. However the truth is each move was driven by the greed of politicians for power.
We've reached a point in our society where we face having to pay the piper for the errors of our grandparents. However, many have become so entrenched into believing that the Government is the source of prosperity, the dispenser of well being, the arbiter of success that we are now facing the prospect of seeing our Healthcare system become the play ground of politicians.
Which is what “Obamacare” really is. Politicians using the promise of “free or better” healthcare with other peoples money. This ignores the rights of those whom are forced to pay for said healthcare and is but a gateway to a single payer system where decisions about your health are no longer between you and the doctor, but between the doctor and the Government.
No one wants to see people die because they cannot afford the treatment they need, however forcing the tax payers to foot the bill is not the answer either. The resource of tax dollars is finite, and we're facing an economic collapse if we don't reign in our out of control Government spending. We can ill afford the massive burden that is Obamacare, let alone a move to a UHC system.
In the end, both sides want the same thing, for people to be able to live their lives well. It is the difference though on how to achieve that which divides us, with one side believing the individual is responsible for their lives, and other the other believing that we are responsible. Friends, we cannot be responsible, we cannot afford to be. You have the right to succeed or fail in this life. Trying to make life failure free will make us all fail.
That right there is the fundamental flaw in the argument. No one has a Right to healthcare. You have the Right to seek treatment, you do not have the Right to force another to pay for your treatment. That is what the discussion really boils down to, the ideological divide between the two views on the issue.
We are a Republic, founded on the principle that your destiny is in your heads. You owe your fellow man only that you obey the laws of the land and live your life without intruding upon his. There is no Right that requires an obligation from another to provide said Right. It would be like holding a rally for your personal political cause, and forcing others to pay for your rally against their will. You have the Right to the rally, but you have to fund the logistics of it.
Sadly, we have moved further and further away from this. Every move away from this principle was done ostensibly for “the good of all”. However the truth is each move was driven by the greed of politicians for power.
We've reached a point in our society where we face having to pay the piper for the errors of our grandparents. However, many have become so entrenched into believing that the Government is the source of prosperity, the dispenser of well being, the arbiter of success that we are now facing the prospect of seeing our Healthcare system become the play ground of politicians.
Which is what “Obamacare” really is. Politicians using the promise of “free or better” healthcare with other peoples money. This ignores the rights of those whom are forced to pay for said healthcare and is but a gateway to a single payer system where decisions about your health are no longer between you and the doctor, but between the doctor and the Government.
No one wants to see people die because they cannot afford the treatment they need, however forcing the tax payers to foot the bill is not the answer either. The resource of tax dollars is finite, and we're facing an economic collapse if we don't reign in our out of control Government spending. We can ill afford the massive burden that is Obamacare, let alone a move to a UHC system.
In the end, both sides want the same thing, for people to be able to live their lives well. It is the difference though on how to achieve that which divides us, with one side believing the individual is responsible for their lives, and other the other believing that we are responsible. Friends, we cannot be responsible, we cannot afford to be. You have the right to succeed or fail in this life. Trying to make life failure free will make us all fail.