Luddly Neddite
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Health Care As a Privilege: What the GOP Won
Opponents of the law have endlessly invoked socialism. Nothing in the Affordable Care Act or any part of President Obamas challenges the basic dynamics of market capitalism. ...
This is not in dispute. What is being disputed is whether the punishments to the losers in the market system should include, in addition to these other things, a denial of access to non-emergency medical treatment. The Republican position is that it should. They may not want a woman to have to suffer an untreated broken ankle for lack of affordable treatment. Likewise, I dont want people to be denied nice televisions or other luxuries. I just dont think high-definition television or nice clothing are goods that society owes to one and all. That is how Republicans think about health care.