Episode 35 – Health Care Cannot Be a Right

Mark Geise Show – Mark Geise

In this episode, I discuss the potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act. More specifically, I attack the idea that health care is a “right.” Unlike rights like free speech and the right to own guns, the right to health care would necessarily imply one of two things. Either services must be rendered to you by a doctor or health care professional without compensation through force or money must be stolen from others to compensate that doctor or health care professional. Because I believe theft and slavery are both reprehensible, I oppose the idea that health care is a right. The right to own guns does not mean that the government must provide you with a gun or a gun shop owner must give you a gun without compensation. I critique quotes by progressives Bernie Sanders and Thom Hartmann in this episode.

Credit to teknoaxe for the intro music and BMJR Music for the outro music.

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Suggested Readings/Referenced Articles:
Video: “Bernie Sanders Explains the Republican Plan to Destroy Obamacare | Chris Hayes” – YouTube
Video: “Should healthcare be a right or a privilege in America?” – YouTube
Video: “Cancer survivor: I didn’t understand Obamacare” – YouTube
Video: “Republican Brent Brown thanks Obama for Obamacare and saving his life” – YouTube
“Here’s How Much Obamacare Premiums Are Rising in All 50 States” – Fiscal Times
“We Need to Throw Out the Second Amendment” – Thom Hartmann
Video: “Judge Napolitano Healthcare is a Good, not a Right!” – YouTube