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Quote by: Gods_Mercenary  Health can never be guaranteed so no it is not a human right. otherwse we'd blame someone for infringing our rights when we randomly get the flu or colon cancer.
General welfare does include health but i don't see t as the government's job to become despotic in an effort to solve every problem the populace has. |
Of course the gov should not try to solve every problem, a lot of things can be solved without their help anyway.
But.... health care is different then "every problem" because it is a "major problem" for thousands of people and especially those with low income or no income.
People might have car problems that need fixing, the government would not provide aid for that because correcting that problem is not mandatory. A health problem can be because it can represent and clear and present danger that can kill you. To say you do not have a right to that line of defense is like unto taking away your guns, the police department, and our military.
If you cannot afford a gun we will give you a policeman for free. Because defense is what the government supposed to provide the citizens. If you join the army do you buy your own gun or does the governent supply you one? That is what health care is for, defending our self from a common enemy.
They have laws that prevent us from self-medicating, we cannot by free will choice go to the store and buy prescription drugs. We cannot import cheaper drugs from Canada legally, we cannot practice medicene on each other without being authorized to do so in a legal way.
All those laws created to secure the authority of the medical industly has left us legally helpless to do it our self unless we can afford to go to doctor school and get a degree. Such was not the case back when George Washington was President but such is the case nowadays.
What the point is here, is that it will become mandatory for health insurance providers to supply everyone with affordable coverage as a means for self protection. And mandatory that everyone support that idea by paying what they can for that program, just like you now pay for a military, a police and fire department.