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Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:43:52 GMT
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c576653@SPAMCAKEcclabs.missouri.edu
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Ed Jones wrote:
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> I have a huge problem with this inane argument. Larry is avoiding the basic
> issue and circumventing it with property gibberish.
Which basic issue is he circumventing? I thought the basic issue was
determining who should pay for Random Joe's medical care. Larry thinks
Random Joe should and Thomas thinks that Larry should.
> It is simply this - all Doctors take a Hypocratic oath - that they will provide
> medical service irregardless of the ability of the patient to pay for that
Hippocrates developed the oath, but I don't recall it saying anything
about working for free. Mostly it's this kind of Illuminattiesque
treatment of who gets to learn medicine and it throws in a thing saying
that you can't hurt folks, or do abortions. You can see one translation
at http://www.cs.bu.edu/staff/TA/jconsidi/oath.html
> service. The intention of that oath guarantees service to those that cannot
> afford it. From his arguements, one could only presume that all Doctors must
> be Libertarians as defined by Larry.
Are we talking about a different oath?
> Larry's view of the entire world as property - his property - sounds infinitely
> more red-neck Republican than Libertarian. That is morally flawed. From the
If things aren't property, then what are they? Everything belongs to someone.
> opinions he has stated above, and in other posts in this topic, if those in
> need of medical service cannot pay for their own healthcare, then die and
> reduce the surplus population because there is no way he is going to let anyone
> take a red cent from him to allow them to live.
So, maybe everyone should cancel their health insurance since "the
system" is going to take care of them.
Why don't you communists ever see that the tragedy of the commons is a
real and unavoidable thing?
--
Sincerely,
Christopher L. Weeks
central Missouri, USA
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