Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
Some way up, someone claimed that health care is not a right. I direct you to the declaration of human rights, article 25:

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#a25

Healthcare IS a right. And the declaration of human rights stands above any and all constitutions, period.
The declaration of human rights is all fine and dandy, but who voted for it? I'd prefer it was democratic before it trumps any and all constitutions.


I see that some of you are equating being against the individual mandate to being against universal healthcare. The problem with the individual mandate is that it forces people to buy insurance from private companies. I can't speak for rvg, but as for myself I'm against the individual mandate but I want universal healthcare. I'd rather pay higher taxes to the government, which is supposed to exist for my benefit, to receive healthcare than to be forced to buy insurance for someone else's profit.