Who could agree with what a Britan as said?

No, health care is a service provided by others, not a right. A right is something that is ours because God made us in his image. God gave us life and liberty. He did not give us health care beyond the amazing self-healing capacities he designed in our bodies.

Like food, clothing, and shelter, we have to pay for health care through our work. These things belong to others until we purchase them in a free market. If government forces a redistribution of these goods, it violates the right to own property, which is also given by God.

"I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer." --Benjamin Franklin, "Management of the Poor" (1766)

Cheers,

Bruce

Actually that was Kevin Powell writing in the Guardian, not "Britain." But it's a widely-held sentiment in Britain that heathcare free at the point of demand is a right, and it's opne that the British guard very jealously.

A moral right? Yes.

But no, as the quote refers to a constitutional right.

I disagree MK. No government owes their citizens a way or quality of life. It's the responsibility of each individual to make their own way. This his how most truly freedom loving people would want it.

Those on the other hand who would want a nanny government to take care of them would no doubt see it otherwise.

not a great quote, But yes I believe health care is a right, under the social contract

I agree, for profit health care is a criminal activity in my mind. The mob was more honest and reasonable in their deals.

NO. So then, is there a consitutional right for every family to have a maid? A mechanic? A gardener?

To think otherwise is called communism.

I could.