Public education isn't a right either, but it's something we think everybody should have
I believe people are mincing words talking about how there is no "right to health care."
There is no right to public education, and yet we preserve and enforce the right. In fact, we find it irresponsible and illegal for a parent to not make their children go to school.
If Ron Paul went out talking about how there is no right to public education instead of no right to health care, many more people would think he's a lunatic.
We choose what we have a right to.
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For a good-read, check out my Five tips on how to change the language of the healthcare debate.
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My name is Philip Dhingra, and my goal is to ensure that progressive activists have the right words to effect change in America. Connect to my other blogging at Philosophistry or you can e-mail me.
What's new?
6/30 - Created Loaded Terms based off of my old Healthy Arguments site.
6/27 - Posted Five tips on how to change the language of the healthcare debate.
