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Beers with our Founding Fathers

but when damages do occur (call it equal to catastrophic or major

medical), they are costly. When was the last time a claim could be
submitted for painting a house or a vehicle oil change? Why is it

that our medical insurance is expected to cover our physical regular
checkups and routine maintenance, or physical appearance

improvements?
There is no right, stated or implied anywhere, to healthcare.

Look, you will not find it. Can that right be added to our
Constitution? Sure – by the process of a Constitutional Convention.

Should it? Possibly – only under particular circumstances, such as
temporarily only those that are without coverage or unable to be

covered; such as reformed Well Fair. For those that are uninsurable
– such as terminal diseases, it is only humane to absorb those costs

as taxpayers. The reasoning being that financially for any family it
would be catastrophic. To not do so would be the equivalent of

otherwise shortening a person’s life for financial accommodation.
It has been noted that healthcare is not a right, but it cannot be

ignored that it is a problem in our Country. Many argue that it is a
right – that is all they argue, however they cannot support this

assertion. In looking at the Constitution and Bill of Rights, I
challenge any person to find a healthcare equivalent right. The

rights enumerated in our Constitution and Bill of Rights is left to the
individual’s choice to exercise. None are required to be exercised.

And none, save one, poses any costs to the taxpayers. The closest

may be the Sixth Amendment and right to an attorney as a criminal
defendant. If healthcare were to be considered a right to be

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