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Old 05-08-2008, 04:36 PM   #76 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Tigerwiccan View Post
I'd use the word "inherent", not "God-given", since I don't see a man in the sky giving out rghts, but I do believe that as humans we deserve the basic rights of life, liberty, and property. And gary, how is universal health care a right? It's a perk for living in a place that happens to have it.

You could say that about any rights.

However, universal health care which is free at the point of access is a de facto right in every single industrialised country ( and quite a few less developed countries) on the planet.

Except for the USA