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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I don't find basic health care a fundamental right, I find emergency services a fundamental right, but not basic health care because who defines what basic means?
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Interesting. Because, as I was reading the previous posts, I found myself wondering pretty much the same thing. What exactly is the definition of "basic health care"? Certainly emergency services, vacinations, perhaps an annual physical exam. I have no interest in paying for someone's boob job, nose job, or botox injection. What about dental care? Is that covered as well? If so, (and it probably
should be) then again, up to what point? Is orthodontia covered? What about caps, crowns and bridgework? Again, I'm not interested in paying for someone's "bleaching".
I have no inherent problem with universal healthcare as a concept. The government took care of my health care when I was in the service, and they did a pretty respectable job of it. I just know that for everyone that truly benefits from such a system, will come another that finds a way to abuse it. Still, the human animal should take care of it's own.