tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074608.post5018477036509652640..comments2023-10-15T04:41:52.695-05:00Comments on Faithful Agitation: Medicare for AllDavid Ensignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05404166082971649728noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074608.post-85517743214522172572009-09-09T10:36:54.754-05:002009-09-09T10:36:54.754-05:00I thought that, in a democracy, we (the people) ar...I thought that, in a democracy, we (the people) are the government, in which case if I want the government to provide access to health care, I'm not shifting the burden off myself and onto others. I'm simply recognizing the we as a society have the responsibility to protect the rights of all members of our society, and that includes a right to some basic level of access to health care.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074608.post-16915120483150096862009-08-23T17:28:05.828-05:002009-08-23T17:28:05.828-05:00CW -- I commend to your reading, if you haven'...CW -- I commend to your reading, if you haven't already seen it, this entry from Roger Ebert's journal: http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/08/im_safe_on_board_you_can_pull.htmlcledsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887726261851948200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074608.post-47268975882787004472009-08-19T16:05:15.822-05:002009-08-19T16:05:15.822-05:00Here's a radical idea, especially if you think...Here's a radical idea, especially if you think "some basic level of access to health care is a fundamental human right in a society as wealthy as ours":<br /><br />Put your money where your mouth is.<br /><br />Why doesn't the PC(USA) simply decide to set up a program so that the good people of the PC(USA) can ensure a basic level of access to all the people of the USA?<br /><brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com