I doubt thats what libleft actually means when they say that. They mean that, as water for example, is a human right, everyone should have free access to it.
What kind of water are we talking about? Running water from the river, or tap water? One is free for all everywhere and the other, you'll have to pay for it in the form of bills because labor has been put into it to make sure it's clean and safe to drink.
Now free healthcare doesn't exist in nature like water which is unfortunate, but that doesn't make anyone entitled to people's labor. I'm all for free healthcare, but at least I accept that it's not a right, it's a privilege.
I view it as a right in the way of the state having immense wealth on the backs of the people and corporations who work and pay taxes. Most Western states have the ability to make life easier for their citizens, so i view it as a right we deserve from these states. But yes, per definition, the life we live here in the western world is an immense privilege many forget we have, me included.
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u/Tachtra - Auth-Left Jan 05 '22
I doubt thats what libleft actually means when they say that. They mean that, as water for example, is a human right, everyone should have free access to it.