Health Care, what is it?

(I will firstly admit that I have "borrowed" this from another, some modifications made, to fit me... But why reinvent the wheel when someone else has already written it up.)

I have discussed health care before, a lot, but not in this aspect of it until now. I don't see it as the most crucial issue facing us today, however, I can no longer stand by while Americans are brainwashed into believing that health care is a right. This is just another ploy from Uncle Sugah to dupe Americans into letting him get in their pockets.

Clearly, to any rational person, health care is not a right. It is a privilege, and here's why:

A right is something you possess that does not involve, affect or rely on the assistance, kindness or permission of any other person in any manner.

A right is, in fact, not even predicated by the existence of another human being.

Think about it, name any right you would lose if you were the only person left on Earth. You can't, because you would still have them. The right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, to bear arms, to speak freely, practice your religion and so on - regardless of whether you were alone on the planet you would still possess all of these rights. They cannot be taken away from you; this is not to be confused with limitations on your ability to exercise your rights, which is referred to as oppression.

On the other hand, a privilege is something you a) are granted by another person or entity and b) rely on at least one other person or entity to provide you with the means to accomplish a given act. Furthermore, a privilege, unlike a right, is something that can be taken away from you, along with the ability to exercise such privilege.

Now, using these two definitions, let's assess "health care" as we define it in America, that being: professionally-based services and goods including highly specialized diagnosis and treatments.

1. Can you receive health care if you are the only person on Earth? No.
2. Does your health care involve, affect or rely on others? Yes.
3. Do certain procedures, treatments or drugs require the permission of a person or entity to be administered? Yes.
4. Can health care be withheld from you based on the actions of others? Yes.
5. Can you reasonably provide yourself with health care if it is not made available to you through private or public offerings? No.

So, where do we stand?

You cannot exercise health care (as you would a right) without the permission of and assistance of other human beings.

You can be equally be provided with and later denied health care.

Therefore, health care stands in stark contrast to all other rights (which you were born with and will die with, whether you can exercise them or not), and therefore must be a privilege. It cannot be otherwise.

Lastly, in the event I am wrong and health care is a right, why should the insurance companies, doctors, hospitals and government be able to charge you money to exercise it when all the other rights are free?

Just my two cents on it. Thanks to Pete at WBT for the thoughts.