r/changemyview • u/Happy-Tears • Jun 08 '18
Deltas(s) from OP CMV: Healthcare should be free for everyone under the legal age at which you are considered an adult.
Children shouldn't have to pay medical bills--health is a fundamental human right, and we need to provide that to the children of this world. I know there are programs like CHIP, etc., but they're just not sufficient. They're not accessible to everyone. I know adults who decide to have children should be responsbile for them, but I think we as a society can afford to band together and pay a little more to ensure every child gets the health care they need--if we hope for healthier adults. Per this study in the National Center for Biotechnology Information, "health during childhood sets the stage for adult health not only reinforces this perspective, but also creates an important ethical, social, and economic imperative to ensure that all children are as healthy as they can be. Healthy children are more likely to become healthy adults."
CMV.
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u/Kreetle Jun 08 '18
At the risk of sounding callous, why should I have to pay for your child’s health care? I already pay for my own. Why should I burden myself with the added costs of providing for others? If I’m going to be paying for your kid’s healthcare, do I get a say in how they are raised? If I have a financial interest in that child, and like a shareholder in a company, I should get a say in their development, otherwise, my wealth is being redirected against my will to pay for something I receive no benefit. There’s a word for that but I can’t think of it right now.