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	Name:	4691 -
	Subject:	Is health care a right?
	Date:	5/9/2009 9:12:04 AM

There is a whole lot of truth in what GoneFishin said - "Those who argue that let's not tinker are really saying screw those without coverage cause I don't want them to clog up the system." I think those who like to consider themselves fiscal conservatives, like me, do not want to answer the question about whether or not health care is a right. Why? Because the answer contradicts with core moral beliefs. Under the current system of health care, the answer is already given and it is "NO". But the government has for many years taken steps to ensure at least some level of FREE medical care is available to the poor [ever visit the emergency room]. On the other hand, the working poor through lower middle-classs may go without health care and are the most vulnerable to bankruptcy as a result. I'd like a solution that allows for health care for all, especially all that work for a living and their families, without the government being in total control. That does not mean I think that it is a right in the same context as freedom of speech. The number of unpopular decisions that should be tackled in order to solve this issue makes it likely that the solution will not be very good. Maybe someone on this forum has the solution!