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Doctor Capitalism writes to http://rexcurry.net to call for the repeal of
socialized medicine and to explain why healthcare is not a right:
Healthcare professionals who want what is best for their patients do not support an immoral "single
payer" (more accurately termed "taxpayer") supported system.
Our rights were correctly identified by the founders of the United States: we are entitled to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If we study these rights, we can see that they are negative
rights. Essentially, we are granted the right not to have our lives, freedom, or property taken
away. These are our moral rights. Period. The proper (and original) role of our government is to
protect the rights, or true entitlements, of its citizens.
We are not entitled to the materials or services (labor) of another person without that person's
consent. In a free society, those providing a good or service are compensated for it by receiving
fair market value. This is the value set by free exchanges in the open market place. To quote
Leonard Peikoff in "Health Care is Not a Right," http://www.bdt.com/pages/Peikoff.html "Health care
in the modern world is a complex, scientific, technological service. How can anybody be born with a
right to such a thing?" "You have the right to work, not to rob others of the fruits of their work,
not to turn others into sacrificial, rightless animals laboring to fulfill your needs."
Every problem with our current healthcare system in the United States is caused by interference with
the free market system: by providers who lobby politicians to grant them an exclusionary law to
provide services (yes, doctors are guilty but certainly not exclusively so), by consumers who have
been indoctrinated to believe that they aren't smart enough to compare their options and make a
choice, and by the government: elected officials who already run two massive national health
insurance companies (Medicare and Medicaid), create ever more restrictive licensure laws, and design
bureaucratic and bloated organizations such as the FDA who "protect" us from making our own choices
and taking our own risks.
Let's all recognize the basic fact here. No government creates revenue. The only governmental source
of revenue is the taxes it takes from its citizens. To say that the Canadian system is simply
underfunded is to say that the people are simply under-taxed. I challenge you to find one Canadian
who agrees with that.
We must consider other options. There are lots of choices, for example, some version of medical
savings accounts. Give citizens some of their tax dollars back and let them pick what they want o
spend their health care dollars on. Minimizing government involvement is what will make the system
more efficient and effective. Socialistic systems such as "nationalized health care" are immoral.
yours in liberty, Doctor Capitalism
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socialized medicine and to explain why healthcare is not a right:
Healthcare professionals who want what is best for their patients do not support an immoral "single
payer" (more accurately termed "taxpayer") supported system.
Our rights were correctly identified by the founders of the United States: we are entitled to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If we study these rights, we can see that they are negative
rights. Essentially, we are granted the right not to have our lives, freedom, or property taken
away. These are our moral rights. Period. The proper (and original) role of our government is to
protect the rights, or true entitlements, of its citizens.
We are not entitled to the materials or services (labor) of another person without that person's
consent. In a free society, those providing a good or service are compensated for it by receiving
fair market value. This is the value set by free exchanges in the open market place. To quote
Leonard Peikoff in "Health Care is Not a Right," http://www.bdt.com/pages/Peikoff.html "Health care
in the modern world is a complex, scientific, technological service. How can anybody be born with a
right to such a thing?" "You have the right to work, not to rob others of the fruits of their work,
not to turn others into sacrificial, rightless animals laboring to fulfill your needs."
Every problem with our current healthcare system in the United States is caused by interference with
the free market system: by providers who lobby politicians to grant them an exclusionary law to
provide services (yes, doctors are guilty but certainly not exclusively so), by consumers who have
been indoctrinated to believe that they aren't smart enough to compare their options and make a
choice, and by the government: elected officials who already run two massive national health
insurance companies (Medicare and Medicaid), create ever more restrictive licensure laws, and design
bureaucratic and bloated organizations such as the FDA who "protect" us from making our own choices
and taking our own risks.
Let's all recognize the basic fact here. No government creates revenue. The only governmental source
of revenue is the taxes it takes from its citizens. To say that the Canadian system is simply
underfunded is to say that the people are simply under-taxed. I challenge you to find one Canadian
who agrees with that.
We must consider other options. There are lots of choices, for example, some version of medical
savings accounts. Give citizens some of their tax dollars back and let them pick what they want o
spend their health care dollars on. Minimizing government involvement is what will make the system
more efficient and effective. Socialistic systems such as "nationalized health care" are immoral.
yours in liberty, Doctor Capitalism
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