Keith Nuttle wrote in
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On 7/1/2012 1:06 PM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:34:57 -0700, Doug Winterburn wrote:

Health care, retirement, sexual orientation and all the other things
the feds are now in the middle of are not in the purview of the
Constitution or the intended power of the federal government.

As I said, there *was* no health care back then. Why do you assume
the founders would have not considered it as a possible right if
todays level of care existed? I don't assume they would have, but
it's possible.

They did the best they could for an agrarian low tech society. Some
of their principles (reached after much compromising) are still
applicable - others need adjustments for reality.

If they thought health care was a right they would have said PROVIDE
for the common welfare, NOT PROMOTE the general welfare.

I believe I know enough English to conclude that the PPACA promotes
welfare (in that sense).


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