Health care

[moogle1]

Conversation with my brother on UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE. A rare political post.

me: What are people saying in Arizona?

B: It varies widely from person to person. Some people maintain that it's essential. A necessity. Others think it's a crock. Of course, people that already have health care are least likely to want it to change.

me: Do you

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[shaede]

If someone causes damages to you or your property, then the government should come in an enforce that they you pay damages. I know that if I was hurt in an accident caused by a drunk driver that I would do everything to displace my medical bills on to them. In fact, that's pretty common.

If a restaurant's food makes me ill, there is also legal action I can take. Of course, this issue is more complicated because we have to find out why the food made me ill. If the food was rotten or otherwise toxic, then the burden falls on the restaurant. On the other hand, If I get fast food every day, become overweight, and eventually have a heart attack, that's a different issue. Where you draw the line between those two will always differ from person to person.

If someone gets me sick, then we're at that border. Did we share a drink, or just pass the germs through the air? Did they purposefully infect me or was it an innocent (or ignorant) mistake? Either way, though, the responsibility rests entirely on the people involved and not on the government.

I'd say I agree with Rinku, even if I find it a little over-simplistic. I'm against most of the things he listed, though there are good arguments to to why there should be socially managed industry.