re: #1161 BryanS

Does health care have a compelling justification? If it does, why not housing? Why not food? Clothing? An internet connection? All these things are necessary to get by (arguably the internet is necessary to effectively thrive in today’s society, though many shockingly still do without)

I know I’ve said this before, but…

Food stamps.
Section 8 housing.
And these days there’s computer rooms at public libraries.

Yes, we do feel a compelling public interest in minimizing the number of starving, homeless people. Some people feel this way because of compassion; others because desperate people do desperate things.