Posted on 05/07/2017 8:22:27 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
We had the rule of law in our Constitution and it was the best ever written. However it was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. I don’t think we survive as a free society unless we adhere to those principles. No amount of government can replace it. But government must not usurp it either.
How is leaving people alone and not forcing them to serve others a prescription for anarchy? We have a Constitution that should be acceptable to all and that is almost what it proscribes except for a handful of things most of which restrict the government. I still certain that even with out governemt involvement in trade, healthcare, and retirement Americans will be fine and we will take care of own via family, church, and community.
What is the WHCA? Anyway, I would agree that there is some right to health care. Seems to me that would come with the right to life. Would you really have people “die in the street”, turned away by hospitals and EMTs due to inability to pay? I like the concept of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” - in that order. Liberty is secondary only to the right to life.
What Americans should acknowledge, however, is that “insurance” should not cover pre-existing conditions and that the higher risk people should be charged more. Until this recent debate, I had never heard of those aged 55-64 being referred to as “elderly”.
The ACA crusade has compromised my family’s access to health care. It would cost me $25k/year for the plan I had before for $15k/year. I’m obviously now paying for another family’s insurance in addition to my own.
Obamacare has been #ing Hell.
Walter Williams often had a similar comment when hosting for Limbaugh. A right is something two people can exercise without diminishing or infringing on the other party. Williams' broader definition can be narrowed to the economic case you cite.
Ayn Rand spoke of an old Spanish Proverb, “Take what you want, and pay for it”. She called it the Trader principle in another context. The opposite is hand over your wealth to help the poor or here comes the government to pick your pocket in the name of the poor or the latest Madison Ave. stroke of genius—sacrifice your own life, liberty and property to save the earth.
“What fools we mortals be”!
Gummint do one thing exceptionally well. Kill people.
Which is exactly what He meant when He said, “...you could make that mountain fly away...”
I heard Pleikoff speak on this topic almost 30 years ago. It may have been the catalyst that turned me conservative.
Wow. You would agree that folks have “some right to healthcare”? A Freeper wrote that? OK. Beam me up Scotty. I been down here too long.
Given your logic, people also gave a "right" to food, and shelter. Since those are not cheap, they have the right to a job that pays a "living" wage.
Bingo! Game. Set. Match.
Your "rights" stop where the fruits of my labor (read that: my wallet) begins.
You're advocating socialism. Sure FR is the right place for you?
What does Roberts/Obama/Romney/Hillary say? /s
They must have malware on their computers and are waiting for the grandkids to come over and "fix this darn thing".
Are you okay with the cost of that being passed along to you in the hospital bill that you and your insurance company pay??
By that logic, so is President Trump, who has promised to "cover everybody".
That’s because Trump isn’t a Conservative. He did vote for and support leftist democrats in the past.
“I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else’s money.” Thomas Stowell
Boy, do I detest Liberals!
For later....
I agree, 100%. We should eliminate income taxes entirely. If not, then I want 100% of my medical expenses to be 100% tax deductible.
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