re: #512 KingKenrod

The logical conclusion of this argument is that since you have a financial interest in other peoples’ health, you get a say in how they conduct their lives and business. I’m wondering what philosophical system you base this belief on.

No, that is not the logical conclusion to that argument. I don’t have a say in how they conduct their lives. I do have a say in saying that, given that I don’t want to have a say in how they conduct their lives, I would like a more efficient health care system that doesn’t render people who have accidents without health insurance bankrupt, and in the process cost the public money.

There is no way that saying, “Your behavior can potentially cost me money” becomes “Therefore I get to dictate what you do”. It does become “therefore, let’s try to figure out a way to mitigate that that doesn’t compromise your freedom”.