Quote:Infectious diseases capable of epidemic proportions are much different than primary care. Cancer treatment, diabetes, hyperlipademia, a headache, a cold or many other illnesses; it's not contagious or a danger to anyone who doesn't have it, therefore it's tough to make the case that society should be on the hook for the costs of treatment. They simply aren't a danger to the entire populous the way Polio, Spanish Flu, or the other diseases we vaccinate for are. We all want the very best for everyone, but for me to have to deny my family the best to pay for the care of someone else isn't reasonable.

 

I understand where you're coming from, I really do. I'm just saying IF we are going to have a forced participatory system (which is what we have now) then I think we should make sure children across the board are taken care of. How exactly that would work I'd leave for people smarter than myself.

 

Now when it comes to adults I have a completely different view point, one more in line with we are each responsible for our own. But children, they're dependents you can't expect dependents to bear the responsibility of independents.

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