When did Americans start thinking that heath care is something on a shelf that should be given to them free just for being here? As I recall it was in the mid 1960's when Medicare came along and some folks thought it was a Gulf card and the Hospital was the Holiday Inn. Until that point, people expected to pay for life-saving care and if they couldn't the doc was happy to take a bushel of corn, a hand woven scarf, a load of firewood, or any other payment given in gratitude for caring service. Patients and doctors appreciated the special nature of the relationship. There was a respect for the medical profession that disappeared when Americans were conditioned to think that health care is the governments responsibility, and that they have the right to a doctors skill, knowledge and hard work, at no cost!
It has continued to worsen over the last 45 years, to the point that many now demand Health care as a right. Of course, the Constitution only serves to protect those Rights endowed by our Creator, and those do not include the right to my hard labor, any more than they guarantee a free bus ride. We all have the right to access the city bus and the post office, but we still have to pay the fare.
