-- At 07:09 PM 10/22/2000 -0700, Nathan Saper wrote:
I think the government has a right to do whatever it needs to do to maintain the health and well-being of its population. That is the purpose of the government.
That is one way of defining freedom. I view freedom as the right of
Then the government should be raiding your home to check on your consumption of chocolate, and spying on your messages to detect if you are secretly arranging for the purchase or sale of forbidden substances. people to live happy, productive lives. As contented sheep.
Fine, so the insurance companies won't be considered "good." Who cares? The point is, people who need medical care would be getting it.
We cannot provide all the medical care for everyone who might want it. The question then is who decides who lives and who dies? If the fortunate are somehow compelled to pay for the less fortunate, that apparatus of compulsion is going to decide whether you deserve your open heart surgery or other expensive treatment. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG GUBFD2UeVQbTblq9mDTKK3VT3Zb2kipPNZRPhilI 4bXMDF9BDJEBTLlQ+J9MAOym72PaOobmLE+ThdUZU