Debates
Published by Sean October 7th, 2008 in Election 2008, General[9:57] Obama is talking about my “right” to health care (McCain may have referred to it that way as well - I can’t remember). I want someone to provide for me the philosophical basis of that assertion. Tell me why we ought to tack “health care” on to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (or property - I’ve always been partial to Locke) and not “a new Lexus.”
[9:43] Watching the debate now… Watching a sarcastic, irritated Tom Brokaw deal with long-winded politicians is the best part.
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When someone accuses you of incorrectly equating free health care with a Lexus, ask them, if a loved one is sick, if they want health care along the lines of a Lexus, a Chevy or a Yugo. Since it’s “free”, who in their right mind would choose a Yugo over a Lexus?
That’s the problem. Properly considered, a “right” is mine at no cost to my neighbor. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are, indeed, free. If someone else has to dip into his wallet to provide a “freedom”, then it stands self-accused of being something other than freedom or a right. It is an obligation not freely entered-into.