Obama and McCain on Health Care: Right or Responsibility

The way the candidates responded to Tom Brokaw's question on health care during this evening's debate says a great deal about their philosophy on government.

Obama says health care should be considered a right, echoing the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He might actually try to mandate access to health care through law. McCain's sentiment that health care is a responsibility seems to imply not law but moralism -- that good employers ... Full Story »

Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Health
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, John McCain, Obama Administration, Health Care
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Oct 8, 2008 - 12:17 AM PDT
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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 8, 2008

This is a snippet of an idea. It's sound on it's own, but isn't fully explored, especially for a topic as complex as Health Care.

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James Staley
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by James Staley - Oct. 9, 2008

Ms. Schmall takes only three paragraphs to show her misunderstanding of McCain's healthcare plan. She fails to explain Obama's at all, except to mention he considers healthcare a right. Skip this half-baked, unexplored distinguishing of rights and responsibilities.

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