The US government takes money at gunpoint for wars fought for the benefit of subsidized multinational corporations, more money for subsidys for factory farms, and forgoes taxes for toxic religious organizations. I don't like subsidizing BP, John Hagee or ADM. And yet it's done.
This issue has two considerations. If the policies transfer wealth from the middle class to the superwealthy and destroy the middle class, those people who can no longer earn health care must be provided with health care.
The other is whether the function of the government is to transfer wealth to the superwealthy or provide for the welfare of it's citizens.
The US has come late to many human and civil rights matters. It was late in abolishing slavery, it still has the death penalty and it hasn't accepted the responsibility that many other countries have in providing health care for all citizens.
When the adolescent American can appreciate saving lives as being more noble than killing foreigners this issue will solve itself.
Flame » in reply to re: "$oul$"
A good argument except for the fatal flaw.
The whole thread (51 posts)
- What would happen if - - - ?
- That was interesting.
- How can an invention be a basic right?
- re: How can an invention be a basic right?
- A good argument can be made
- re: "Things that must be paid for by others are not inherent rights."
- In my state
- Government health care
- It is a bad situation for those in the category of Eri and Alcaray
- It's a good thing we're on flame.
- Are you saying that clean water and a house are innate and basic rights?
- A good argument can be made
- Not necessarily so.
- re: How can an invention be a basic right?