I happen to believe that everyone owns their own bodies, and therefore they own their own labor. Health care is a service, provided by someone who has devoted a large investment of time and money to the trade. They should be able to sell their service at a rate reflective of their investment in learning it, and patients should be able to negotiate for a fair price for services performed. However, if we have a RIGHT to health care then doctors MUST perform their trade regardless of price simply because the patient NEEDS their service. In effect it is coercing the doctor to labor based not upon a mutually advantageous contract, but rather upon a definition of need defined by somebody else. And that seems inherently wrong to me. Can anyone show me the flaw in my logic without resorting to emotional appeals? Can you prove that we have a right to health care?
2007-05-16
12:09:21
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