Roxanne A.
2011-09-25 14:50:56
Ari Armstrong, and Paul Hsieh, are right: The uacknowledged idea underneath socialized medicine, is that there is somehow some super-entity, “society”, which is above and greater than the individual, which can impose unchosen obligations on individuals, chaining them to each other.
There is no such thing as “society” as a separate entity. Only individuals exist as separate, real entities. It’s individuals which get sick, and it’s individuals who are responsible for paying for their health care. Voluntary good will, voluntary charity between individuals is real and is responsible for a great deal of good. What is crucial is that it is voluntary, and not an obligation.
