Healthcare - A Privilege Or A Right?

I think it should be a right.....everyone pays enough taxes...sales taxes and other fees so I think everyone should be entitled to healthcare.

Not much of a divide so far...

It is a privilege, just like having a car and a nice house.

Where? In the US? Not a right. Is in some other countries, I hear.

I answered assuming maybe he meant it as a general question worldwide ?...do you think it should be a right to everyone?

on many issues i am republican. on the matter of health care, i support single payer. The current hybrid system is a train wreck.

Privilege...

I sure as fuck don't want my hard earned dollars paying for someone that doesn't work as hard as I do.

Catastrophic illness with massive medical expenses is another issue though. In those circumstances, it should be a right.

should be a right, raise taxes and get it done i don't care.

It is not a right or a privilege. It is a combination of commodity and service. These are not things someone else should get to decide whether to grant or not. Would you ask whether warm clothes or a nice car are a right or a privilege?

ummm . . . hell no. I am sorry, but I do not feel any responsibility for other people's families. I took care of mine.

Considering the current events this thread has a political debate written all over it, so cut the bullshit.

In my opinion, it depends on which country you live in. If you live in a socialist country you may feel it should be a right that EVERYONE deserves the exact same health care.

I live in the United States where we have a market without economic intervention and regulation by the government except to regulate against force or fraud. I wish there could be a bit more regulation to keep insurance companies in check, but that's the extent of it. The current proposed health overhaul that is being force fed to us is a fucking joke and so are the idiot democrats that stand behind it.

Anyways, that being said, life isn't always fair here. It's not a right to have the best possible care that collectively would cost this country 10s of trillions if you can't afford it. Our country isn't founded on the idea that we excessively tax and exploit the successful to cater to the unsuccessful and poor. That's a concept called socialism.

It should be a privilege for rich white people only, paid for by the taxes of 'the others.' We'll just let the money and insurance trickle down to the under classes.

I'm all for corporations profiting billions on healthcare, while they increase rates and choose what they do and don't cover... Hell, exploiting each other/Americans is a founding principal our nation was built on.

/SarcasmMovement

Oh I agree Doc, those rich white sons of bitches. The system is not perfect, so I totally agree, lets completely overhaul it and become Robin Hoods. Good point my friend.

Also, while we are at, I think those rich white bastards have more than enough money to go around so lets change a few other things. How come it's not a right to live and work here regardless of immigration status? Those poor poor illegal immigrants from Latin America just want jobs and a better life for their families. That's not fair for them. I say we let them all come over, give them free health care and social services. Fucking whitey built this nation so they can prosper while these poor people suffer.

And good lord, the crackheads who were born with crackhead parents in inner cities. Those poor poor fucking crackheads, life wasn't fair to them. I don't think free health care and welfare is enough for them, maybe we can buy them a house with central air and heat? It's the least those asshole rich white folks could do, I mean shouldn't it be a right, better yet, isn't it only fair they have a roof over their heads and heat in the winters?

And FUCK, while we are it, why can't everyone have the right to the best possible college education? I heard a lot of private universities like Harvard are so massive that they manage to run the entire university off just the interest from the money they yield each year. Those mother fuckers, profiting billions. Everyone should have the right to go to a prestigious university regardless of income, it's only fair.

Peace and love man. Love everyone and make everything fair maaaan, yeah duuude.

/end faggot hippie sarcasm.

I asked this of a friend today who is very much against any health care reform. I asked, "Isn't it supposed to be 'united we stand?' or is that only when we get attacked? Is it really 'united we stand, unless it could cost me a little bit of money to help you out then you're on your own?'"

I feel the right Vs. privilege thing comes down to taxes. If the government is going to tax us blind then I think it is okay for us to demand some kind of basic free health care. If they actually spent the tax money that they get from us wisely they could easily afford to do this, but alas, that never happens. If they want to lower taxes to a tiny little level, then I have no problem with them telling people you are on your own.