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In a society where government is not participating in helping people with their health care, what moral right does it have to make "unhealthy" things illegal?
by dsabanin 2mo ago
In a society where government is not participating in helping people with their health care, what moral right does it have to make "unhealthy" things illegal?
- estearum 2mo agoThe government does help (to the tune of trillions of dollars per year) with their health care.
- Whoppertime 2mo agoMedicare and Medicaid represent the largest segments of U.S. federal health spending, consuming over a trillion dollars each. Medicare accounts for 21% of national healthcare expenditures. Medicaid constitutes $1 of every $5 spent on healthcare. The US government is helping the poor and the old with their healthcare