Quote:Again, saying that healthcare is a "right" is completely false.  If it is a "right", then you are saying the people have a "right" to the services of doctors, nurses and medical facilities.

 

Basic rights are met under the law in the current system.  A person is not denied the right to life (except in the case of abortions, but that's a whole other topic).  A person is not denied liberty as long as they follow the law, and a person is not denied the pursuit of happiness.

 

And just a side note.  The men that wrote our founding documents were not necessarily "wealthy".  

 

 

I have not only seen hospital bills, but also regular doctor bills (almost too often).  Want to take a guess as to why those bills are as high as they are?  It's pretty much due to over-regulation and liability.  Throw in the cost of education to either be in the medical field, or even a technician or engineer certified to work on/develop/service medical equipment.

 

Then you have the fact that people will use an ER for their medical needs that don't pay any of the bill whatsoever.  That cost has to be made up somehow.

I am not saying it is the case I am saying it should be the case. As an advanced and modern society we absolutely have the ability to make healthcare a right. That is all I am saying. Using a statement in our constitution to say it is simply false is just not a good argument. The ability to do what I am proposing was simply not realistic at the time. Maybe it's not now, I do not know for sure but I think it could be done and will fundamentally increase the standard of living for our country now and into the future. In addition the basic rights have been added onto, amended and in recent times remove for a myriad of reasons, hence why using the initial document as a measure is, in my opinion, a poor defense in this case. 

 

And yes I do think people should have the right to services by medical professionals as well as institutions. 

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