The GOP wingnuttery in action, and this thinking is not isolated.
Quote:
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin talking to a high school assembly. Do you, a girl asked him, consider health care to a right or a privilege?
So he answered the young woman: “I think it’s probably more of a privilege. Do you consider food a right? Do you consider clothing a right? Do you consider shelter a right? What we have as rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We have the right to freedom. Past that point, everything else is a limited resource that we have to use our opportunities given to us so that we can afford those things.”
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There is our answer. Owning guns is an unalienable right, healthcare OTOH is a privilege. I am sure the GOP will find a way to twist an turn this and figure out a way to blame Obama (and Democrats) for losing their healthcare.
Interpret health (care) as being a necessary ingredient for life.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-go...is-a-privilege