Medicare at 50 Act reintroduced

[Sarcany]

DeusxMac wrote:
[quote=Sarcany]Who said that a right was "everything that is beneficial to an individual..." ...?

Sarcany wrote:
Name a "right" that you have inherently and not by the grace of society and family.

So, rights are what you and your society make of them in the moment.

Maybe a "right" for this purpose is an obligation of your government to perform or to forbear from performing an act.

We're an affluent nation with the capability of providing ...

If that's a valid argument for healthcare as a "right", it's as valid for food, clothing, housing, a car and fuel to drive it, a cell phone, high speed internet, etc.
If you can make a strong argument that it's for the greater good and get a law passed then sure. Why not?

More suggestions here:

https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal...man-rights

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control...