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Originally Posted by sob
I'm not trying to be insulting here, so please don't be offended by this question, which admittedly has a hard edge:
Does Sweden provide health care for anyone in the world who can sneak into the country? If so, I predict long-term illegal immigration into your country.
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Don't worry, I'm not offended. No, of course not. I'm talking about healthcare for swedish citizens.
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Originally Posted by sob
What I consider I have a RIGHT to is life, liberty, .... yada yada. While I know some impoverished people that I like very much, I still have a hard time with saying that they have a right to the labor of others, whether it be doctors, or taxpayers who are footing their bills.
I become even more hard-hearted when a person announces he has a right to a liver transplant at the expense of others, if he has destroyed his own through the use of recreational drugs or alcohol.
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So...if you just happens to be poor, tough shit. Is that what you're saying?
If you get sick but cannot pay for good healthcare then you're on your own? Not a very nice attitude. Why are these people poor? Just being lazy or having bad luck in life?
I can see where this is coming from, if I make money on my own I want to keep them too. It's not like I enjoy paying taxes, but I think it's worth it for making sure no one goes without proper healthcare, education and so on.
I also do not like the thought of someone wasting my tax money because he/she has been smoking her entire life and now has lung cancer, but these people are a minority to the rest benefitting from them.