mutilated misquotes from Collins Richey's 3 Dec 2005 classic prose may follow:
" I, and I am not alone, do not know what the answer is. On the one hand There is no answer except 'It can't be done', if the question is 'What is the best system for the government to provide free, instant and universal medical care'. If that is not the question (but it sure seems to be the way that the medical care issue is most often approached), then please tell me precisely what the question is. Also, please allow me to ignore the 'Americans' reference in your first sentence below. Whatever geography we call 'home' at any particular instant, we far too easily allow artificial constructs such as political boundaries to cause [we the people] far too much difficulty far too frequently. Problems such as medical care, or from where and whom may one buy a two by four, do not have inherent political boundaries. " I believe that we (Americans) should be doing more for those who " through no fault of their own cannot afford proper medical care under If any individual would like to help anyone else, I am not aware of any moral prohibition against them doing so. And when an individual is making their own choices about who is worthy of being helped and the go/no go definition of (the otherwise undefineable) 'no fault of their own', there sure is much less need for these huge, costly, unwieldy, insensitive and unresponsive bureaucrapcies (fema, anyone, or, say, the welfare industry?). There is, however, at least one strong moral prohibition (the one against theft - remember the comment way back in the beginning of this thread about respect for private property?) against an individual, absent the their explicit consent, being compelled to help someone else, whatever their situation. " the current system. OTOH, the answer is not a Hillary care system " where the individual has no choice and where procedures can be termed " "elective" at the whim of a governmental body. I completely agree that the above sort of system is no answer - except for the bureaurat/politician seeking a lifetime sinecure and may everyone else be damned (and we most likely are ,-). In fact, the situation is quite black and white: either the legal system (usually and incorrectly referred to as the 'justice' system) recognizes the inalienable moral right of the individual to do as they choose with their own property or it does not. R -- http://www.quen.net "Gold needs no endorsement, it can be tested with scales and acids. The recipient of gold does not have to trust the government stamp upon it, if he does not trust the government that stamped it. No act of faith is called for when gold is used in payments, and no compulsion is required." -Benjamin M. Anderson _______________________________________________ [email protected] Unsub/Pause/Etc : http://mail.linux-sxs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general
