Thursday, February 25, 2010

Is health care a right or privilege?

Yes, there's a big philosophical difference between Republicans and Democrats on the issue of health care. Democrats want government oversight. To make sure that health care insurance is affordable to every American. Republicans, on the other hand, think of health care as a privilege, not a human right. And if you can't afford it, that's tough. In other words, not everyone should be guaranteed health care. Well, if that's so, I'd tend to favor a law that denies health care to Republicans, but gives it to everybody else. I could live with that. Of course, I would prefer universal health care. So that everybody gets it. That seems fairest to me. --Jim Broede

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Don;t confuse health insurance iwth health care. Health CARE is a right, if the way the US has choosen to allocate it is via health INSURANCE then that too is a right.

A related question. Is basic education a right? I think there is enough evidence that it is in the US. If education is a right then surely health care is as well.