True rights, such as those in our Constitution, or those considered to be natural or human rights, exist simultaneously among people. That means exercise of a right by one person does not diminish those held by another. In other words, my rights to speech or travel impose no obligations on another except those of non-interference. If we apply ideas behind rights to health care to my rights to speech or travel, my free speech rights would require government-imposed obligations on others to provide me with an auditorium, television studio or radio station. My right to travel freely would require government-imposed obligations on others to provide me with airfare and hotel accommodations.
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When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. Thomas Jefferson
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Is Health Care a Right?
From Walter E. Williams at Townhall:
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