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Originally Posted by Ronald Reagan
Facts are stubborn things.
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Actually that was originally said by John Adams.
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/3235.html
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Originally Posted by Oberon
perhaps this is because I come from a nation where free health care is a right, not a privilege
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That's really the crux of the problem. America was founded on the idea that all individuals are free to choose their own destiny, without interference from anyone else, especially the government. It's true that people should never be allowed to starve, or to go without health care; but it's also true that nothing is ever free. If someone recieves "free" health care, someone else has to pay for it. While it's a good idea on the face of it, I don't see it as truly being a "right". I have the right to do what I want, not to make other people do what I want. I'm not actually arguing that point so much as stating it, because I see the need and the correctness of both sides of the issue, just as I do for most.
The problem is that the more power is given to the government to accomplish things, the less America becomes America. Is that a good thing? I don't think so, but that's my opinion.