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What you are asserting is a "basic human right" not to health care itself, but to the time and effort of those who provide it, without compensation thereunto.
Yeah, because what I totally said was that we shouldn't pay doctors and nurses and... wait, no I didn't.
It costs money to provide for police.
Are you saying that we, as human beings, should deny this essential human service to people who can't pay for it?
I am saying that in the interest of human rights that yes, people should be taxed based on their level of income and that a portion of this tax shoudl go towards the maintenance of things that are essential for human rights. Among these are police, firefighters and emergency services, including hospital care.
If it costs money to provide a basic human right than we, as a society, should pay that fucking cost.
If you don't agree with that basic assumption then I hold out not hope for you.
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