A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

weiser:
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In a capitalistic health care system such as the US, you can obtain the
best
health care in the world, if you can afford it..
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who was it that said something to the effect: "all men are created
equal...." except, of course, when it comes to healthcare

You misconstrue. The Constitution guarantees that you are CREATED equal, not
that you are guaranteed equal outcome, equal opportunity or equal access to
anything, including health care. This is the most common error made in
interpreting the Constitution.

All you have a right to in the US is life, liberty and the PURSUIT of
happiness, not the acquisition of it by government mandate or fiat.

If you fail in your pursuit, then you may die alone, penniless and an abject
failure in life. That too is your right, and the government has no
obligation to provide for you or ensure that you do not fail. Nor should it,
because, as Linda Seebach said the other day in her column , "The only way
for everyone to be equal is to flatten everyone."

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Scott Weiser

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