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Originally Posted by Cedwards38
It's true that, oftentimes people conveniently invent "rights" for themselves that are not prescribed for them by the government, but are you suggesting that American citizens do not have a unalienable right to life that is endowed by our Creator? And if we do have this right to life, does that not imply that adequate healthcare for all citizens is required?
I know that it is the Declaration of Independence, duly adopted by the Second Continental Congress in July 1776, that states that, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Aren't rights established by the Declaration, because if not then we are all still British citizens. If this thinking is wrong, then is the right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness in question as well? The right to life, from the Creator, is self-evident rather than conveniently invented.
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If I'm following you you're saying that in the Declaration of independence the word LIFE means all entitled to health care be cause it is a necessity of LIFE. Maybe we should add food to that as well after all we all need food for life.
What do you think would happen if the government had a universal food plan? I had a friend that owned a grocery store..he said you could always tell the ones that had no money. They were the ones with the most food. Guess what the store is going to do when the government is paying for all food. Yep, jack up the prices.
One poster says a universal health care plan is doable by charging a fee to the employer and employee. As of the end of 2015 almost 40% of the country was not working, most were on some government assistance already. Besides, haven't we already done that? It's called Medicare. As for people getting more than they payed in..that's how all insurance works. If you pay $150. a month for your car insurance and wrap it around a tree you are getting more out of than you payed in.
Right now the federal government is paying between 6 and 7 % of the federal budget for just the interest on the national debt. Interest rates are at historic low rates. If it would rise to more normal levels that amount would rise substantially. Our national debt has now surpassed our gross domestic product. And here is another little sobering thought if you add the national debt, liabilities, ( such as government pensions and retirements), other unfunded obligations that figure at the close of the 2015 fiscal year was 76.4 trillion dollars. That represents 90% of the combined net worth of all holdings. That is every single thing in this country. All buildings, cars, banks accounts, TV's everything. Yet people want to start more social programs. I don't get it. Oh well, I'm going to go play golf...I'm sure it will all take care of itself.