pIs health care a fundamental right?

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No, it's not

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@Dec '12 c 420 comments V 440 votes

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SgtNFury voted

v No, it's not
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warwil630 voted

v No, it's not
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nagydonnac voted

v No, it's not
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cpier14

v No, it's not

I think responsibility is the first right that is fundamental ! let's start teaching our kids that imagine the possibilities

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futuremaestro endorsed Cool_voter

v Yes, it is
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Greatkaven voted

v Yes, it is
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HMB1114 voted

v No, it's not
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earl endorsed Thunderchicken

v No, it's not
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Amy2723 voted

v Yes, it is
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Rpete endorsed Thunderchicken

v No, it's not
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catmanii endorsed S-N-A-F-U

v No, it's not
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DesignerLM voted

v Yes, it is
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aledar voted

v No, it's not
May 18
doggie_luv voted

v Yes, it is
May 18
DamnGunslinger voted

v No, it's not
May 18
tomtheterrible endorsed Ashstop

v No, it's not
May 18
Mournwolf voted

v Yes, it is
May 18

LEC

v I'm not sure

Rights are given by man and taken away by man.. In a time not so far from now, a smart phone will be considered a fundamental right. Never before has that happened. Healthcare is a sticky wicket.. on one hand, it has never been considered a right, but then we have never been in a situation where the Government is complicit in poisoning our food, water and air which results in a lot of sickness. So we have to decide, do we want cheap food, dirty water, and toxic air and the obscene profits that accrue to the few? If yes, then we need to collectively pay for the medical that is caused by the industry. If not, then maybe we need to stop all polluting practices, go ...

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May 17
DrSilicon voted

v No, it's not
May 15
looncraz endorsed Bobolinsky

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Gatnos endorsed Bobolinsky

v No, it's not
May 14
GunPolitics endorsed Vermonter

v No, it's not
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May 13
RadAuthNat endorsed S-N-A-F-U

v No, it's not
May 13

harold_lloyd

v Yes, it is

It will have to become a right or the healthcare industry will own us. If healthcare is a right, then govt can ensure that we all have access to it. Otherwise pretty soon, if you can't afford insurance, you won't get treated except on an emergency basis.

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May 13
Fyi1957 endorsed Thunderchicken

v No, it's not
May 12
Big_bo endorsed Bobolinsky

v No, it's not
May 12
Bill2E endorsed Thunderchicken

v No, it's not
May 11

AlexNWA

v Yes, it is

Health Care should be available based on need not greed. Everyone should have the right to live a long and productive life. If we are to claim to be the best country in the world how can we allow our fellow citizens to die simply because they cannot afford simply, basic medical care. There is no reason for us to have an infant mortality rate of a Third World country simply because there is no short term profit to be had. The Health of the individual should reflect the health of the country as a whole.

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May 10
whatheheck voted

v Yes, it is
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May 9
LilliB voted

v No, it's not
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May 9

debido

v No, it's not

No it is not a right just as birth control is not a right. Hey I have acid reflux, why can't I get free heart burn medication?????

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May 9
Bill voted

v No, it's not
May 9
Glich voted

v No, it's not
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May 9
Poppie voted

v No, it's not
May 9
DanielZ endorsed Dan_Tien

v Yes, it is
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May 8
LibertyWolf voted

v No, it's not
May 8
PaulUK2901 voted

v Yes, it is
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May 8
DemonsAngel13 endorsed Dan_Tien

v Yes, it is
May 7
StanH voted

v No, it's not
May 7
oldtimer2 endorsed Thunderchicken

v No, it's not
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gitrdone8383 voted

v No, it's not
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captbigtime endorsed Bobolinsky

v No, it's not
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buckilaked voted

v Yes, it is
May 6
miketost voted

v No, it's not
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Wooky endorsed Thunderchicken

v No, it's not
May 5

Mr_GO_HERD

v Yes, it is

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.... Its hard to have "life" if you're healthcare is garbage.

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May 5
Envirominer endorsed Bobolinsky

v No, it's not
May 5

AndrewMC

v No, it's not

When I think of a fundamental right, I think of individual liberty. While it could be argued that everyone has a right to health care, this "right" requires that people other than the individual be harnessed into a system from which they may accrue no benefit. When people talk about health care as a fundamental right, they are almost always talking about some sort of collective societal act, necessary to provide this care. We have one or two other fundamental rights which we have deemed so important that society as a whole kicks in to help provide it. For example, providing defense counsel for indigents on trial. But this is a drop in the bucket when it comes to c...

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May 5
oldnavyguy88 voted

v No, it's not
May 4
Bob72370 voted

v No, it's not

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cpier14

v No, it's not

I think responsibility is the first right that is fundamental ! let's start teaching our kids that imagine the possibilities

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May 18

LEC

v I'm not sure

Rights are given by man and taken away by man.. In a time not so far from now, a smart phone will be considered a fundamental right. Never before has that happened. Healthcare is a sticky wicket.. on one hand, it has never been considered a right, but then we have never been in a situation where the Government is complicit in poisoning our food, water and air which results in a lot of sickness. So we have to decide, do we want cheap food, dirty water, and toxic air and the obscene profits that accrue to the few? If yes, then we need to collectively pay for the medical that is caused by the industry. If not, then maybe we need to stop all polluting practices, go ...

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May 13

harold_lloyd

v Yes, it is

It will have to become a right or the healthcare industry will own us. If healthcare is a right, then govt can ensure that we all have access to it. Otherwise pretty soon, if you can't afford insurance, you won't get treated except on an emergency basis.

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May 11

AlexNWA

v Yes, it is

Health Care should be available based on need not greed. Everyone should have the right to live a long and productive life. If we are to claim to be the best country in the world how can we allow our fellow citizens to die simply because they cannot afford simply, basic medical care. There is no reason for us to have an infant mortality rate of a Third World country simply because there is no short term profit to be had. The Health of the individual should reflect the health of the country as a whole.

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May 9

debido

v No, it's not

No it is not a right just as birth control is not a right. Hey I have acid reflux, why can't I get free heart burn medication?????

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May 5

Mr_GO_HERD

v Yes, it is

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.... Its hard to have "life" if you're healthcare is garbage.

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May 5

AndrewMC

v No, it's not

When I think of a fundamental right, I think of individual liberty. While it could be argued that everyone has a right to health care, this "right" requires that people other than the individual be harnessed into a system from which they may accrue no benefit. When people talk about health care as a fundamental right, they are almost always talking about some sort of collective societal act, necessary to provide this care. We have one or two other fundamental rights which we have deemed so important that society as a whole kicks in to help provide it. For example, providing defense counsel for indigents on trial. But this is a drop in the bucket when it comes to c...

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May 3

scotta

v No, it's not

It does not say anything about insurance. Sorr y libs.

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May 3

fraps

v No, it's not

Next question to ask is having a Rolls Royce a fundamental right. The founding documents specify our rights. Not a single one of those rights force a citizen to provide support to a person other than his choosing. Obama care is wrong on many fronts. The worst is having the young in the country having to pay triple the value of an item that they do not want to have or buy. There is a better solution to the health care problem that is simple, probably profitable, and not particularly difficult to implement. First, prices for medical services should be posted and everyone should be charged the same price for the service provided. For those that do not have the fund...

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May 3

fraps

v No, it's not

Next question to ask is having a Rolls Royce a fundamental right. The founding documents specify our rights. Not a single one of those rights force a citizen to provide support to a person other than his choosing. Obama care is wrong on many fronts. The worst is having the young in the country having to pay triple the value of an item that they do not want to have or buy. There is a better solution to the health care problem that is simple, probably profitable, and not particularly difficult to implement. First, prices for medical services should be posted and everyone should be charged the same price for the service provided. For those that do not have the fund...

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May 3

fraps

v No, it's not

Next question to ask is having a Rolls Royce a fundamental right. The founding documents specify our rights. Not a single one of those rights force a citizen to provide support to a person other than his choosing. Obama care is wrong on many fronts. The worst is having the young in the country having to pay triple the value of an item that they do not want to have or buy. There is a better solution to the health care problem that is simple, probably profitable, and not particularly difficult to implement. First, prices for medical services should be posted and everyone should be charged the same price for the service provided. For those that do not have the fund...

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May 3

fraps

v No, it's not

Next question to ask is having a Rolls Royce a fundamental right. The founding documents specify our rights. Not a single one of those rights force a citizen to provide support to a person other than his choosing. Obama care is wrong on many fronts. The worst is having the young in the country having to pay triple the value of an item that they do not want to have or buy. There is a better solution to the health care problem that is simple, probably profitable, and not particularly difficult to implement. First, prices for medical services should be posted and everyone should be charged the same price for the service provided. For those that do not have the fund...

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May 3

fraps

v No, it's not

Next question to ask is having a Rolls Royce a fundamental right. The founding documents specify our rights. Not a single one of those rights force a citizen to provide support to a person other than his choosing. Obama care is wrong on many fronts. The worst is having the young in the country having to pay triple the value of an item that they do not want to have or buy. There is a better solution to the health care problem that is simple, probably profitable, and not particularly difficult to implement. First, prices for medical services should be posted and everyone should be charged the same price for the service provided. For those that do not have the fund...

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May 2

SuperBeast

v No, it's not

So you want healthcare? Get a job and pay for it like the rest of us.

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Apr 30

Mr_me

v I'm not sure

I don't believe it is a fundamental right, but everyone should have a cost effective option. Healthcare insurance should be non profit.

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Jan '13

ukuleleism

v No, it's not

Health care is not a fundamental right. Point to me where it says that in the Constitution, maybe I'll change my mind.

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Dec '12

drow13f

v No, it's not

It will be more affordable if the government gets out of it.

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Dec '12

RealHonesTruth

v Yes, it is

Republicans will try to say that it isn't, until one of them ends up in the hospital. If it is for them, then they feel it is a right, but they feel like no one deserves it but them. Just like how they don't want anyone to touch the money they get from the government, but they decry other people receiving money from the government.

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Dec '12

Chromalord

v Yes, it is

Of course it is. So is eating, clothing, shelter, voting, education, protection, representation, etc. Any civilized construct, concerned over the well-being and growth of its country, would be foolish to deny its citizens of those rights. OF course, if you are a GOP or a tea-party member, you publicly state you are against those as they fall under the evil auspices of socialism. It strikes me funny that a majority of the tea-party campaign's against the very things they themselves do not have or can afford. Maybe they make a good case for the right to public education, as they obviously forgot or did not comprehend what the original tea party was all about.

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Dec '12

Chromalord

I would also like to add that the topic of hand is health care, NOT health insurance. In the real world, here in the USA, by all accounts a very wealthy nation, there are over 45 million people who cannot afford health insurance, and most of them are denied health care or think they will be denied. Most don't even know that there are charities set into place, within the given hospital or clinic, all across the nation that will help them, if they qualify. Rich and poor become ill. But it seems some folks delicate feelings are hurt if a person gets sick but cannot afford to pay for treatment, that it is this person's moral obligation to earn enough money to take care o...

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Dec '12

vigilant

v Yes, it is

It is "a fundamental right" to the extent that forcing the health-care providers to "provide" it (under threat of deadly force), or to the extent forcing unrelated private citizens to pay (ten times) for it (under threat of deadly force) is acceptable. If you commander a free ride, somebody must pay for it. And if you force them to pay by a largely unpopular tax, then it is undeniably by threat of deadly force. It really is that simple.

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Thunderchicken

v No, it's not

Health care is a service to be provided and purchased.

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Dec '12

Bobolinsky

v No, it's not

Nothing can be a "right" that obligates others. Call it a perk, entitlement, bene, or privilege... but if your "right" imposes a cost on others or otherwise obligates others to provide services for no pay... It's not a right.

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Dec '12

Dan_Tien

v Yes, it is

The Constitution says that we have a right to life. The US spends billions every year on defense professedly to protect the lives of Americans. One would hope that the government would move quickly to treat citizens in the event of a terrorist biological attack, without screening us all first for our health insurance status. We pay taxes to support police and fire departments to protect our lives. Can we then justify telling citizens that they have no right to healthcare in the event of a natural epidemic or in cases of individual illness? Is it fair and moral to hold the lives and health of American citizens hostage to profit? Not in my opinion.

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Dec '12

twinertia

v Yes, it is

It certainly should be. It's a common concern that binds all of humanity (unless you're some sort of a spiteful troll). A healthy populace is a productive populace.

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Dec '12

Vermonter

v No, it's not

In order to get that health care we need somebody to provide it. Since when do we have the "right" to someone else's labors? That was called slavery.

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Dec '12

S-N-A-F-U

v No, it's not

Of course not! This nation was established for a free people to be able to obtain security and happyness from their OWN efforts and hard work....... "The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." - Benjamin Franklin Get it???

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Dec '12

LGRepublican

@Cheenoguy So people should be able to be as irresponsible as they want and have absolutely no accountability for their own actions knowing full well that "the rest of us" will pick up the tab for any health problems they have as a result of poor decisions and behaviors?

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Dec '12

jessejaymes

v Yes, it is

This is a misleading poll. This nation has already determined that health care is a fundamental right by including medicare with social security and medicaid for welfare. This latest "war" is only about whether working class poor, who are working and contributing, are entitled to affordable health care. Yes.

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Dec '12

DARSB

v Yes, it is

While there are sure to be some voices denying the right to healthcare for financial reasons (as if they can assign a monetary value to a sick child's life) the larger issue is what sort of country to we want to be? I prefer one in which we look out for one another.

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Dec '12

Cool_voter

v Yes, it is

In a so called Christian nation, there sure are alot of people who are very much against helping others... That seems wrong. If a business takes advantage of a tax break for rich, he is ok, but a poor person gets money for food, and woah, everyone freaks out. When Jesus gave the bread and fish did he charge them money, did he ask to sign a contract... No. If this is a Christian nation we Gould act as such. Other wise all the republicans should stop calling it a Christian nation...

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