Reply #45: In general, rights are freedoms [View All]

[Indy Lurker]

Freedom of speech
Freedom of Religion
Freedom to keep and bare arms
Freedom from having troops stationed in your home.

In general rights are freedoms from government encroachments. They don't require effort or labor from other citizens.

The one exception is the right to a trial by jury. Citizens are compelled to serve jury duty.

But jury duty is very short term and infrequent.

It would be entirely different to compel doctors to see patients at a reduced rate on a regular basis.


That doesn't mean government doesn't have a large role to play in health care, It's just not a right, much like education.

Both are very important, but not something you are inherently born with.

And in the end, it boils down to money. An ER doctor in th US makes $190K, and ER Doctor in Canada makes $100K CAD = $80K USD.