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I think that some level of guaranteed health care, ideally paid for by private charity, is a mark of a good society.
I accept that there perhaps should be government subsidized care for people who are truly unable to pay for it themselves, but that funding and administering this care is least likely to be effective at the federal level and I don't think that I'd describe it as a "right."
The more that the government gets involved with health care, the more I think most of us who have had insurance through our employers can expect the quality of care and the choices available to us to diminish. I think the bureaucracy will increase and that even private employers will do what they can to shift the burden they've been assuming onto the taxpayers.
It's possible that a small segment of the population will benefit and it's likely that services will become more equal, primarily by making it worse for more people. But I think it's really unlikely that we'll experience better or less expensive health care overall.
So, I'm not at all a fan of most versions of government health care initiatives, especially at the federal level.
But, I can respect people who disagree, and I think the weird "the other political party is the enemy" rhetoric and personal attacks that creep into most discussions are really bizarre.
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