Posted on 10/12/2009 7:57:38 AM PDT by mattstat
Moral obligation There is no escaping that arguments for or against “government”-run health care are moral. Do I have the moral obligation to pay for the health care of another for a malady I wouldn’t try curing in myself? What about self-inflicted injuries like alcoholism or drug addiction or obesity? What about everyday complaints like zits or headaches? Is this another so-called tragedy of the commons?
And what responsibilities come with these new “rights”? Can I then require my neighbor to stop smoking, stop eating what I don’t want him to, or think thoughts that are distressing to his mental health? Call the health police!
Link to Consumer Freedom.com, a site that’s taking on the NYC Health Department: 10 dumbest food cop ideas...
(Excerpt) Read more at wmbriggs.com ...
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