The Patriot Post® · Debunking Health Care as a Right

Columnist Jonah Goldberg: “[T]he right to free birth control – or health care generally – is not one you’ll find in the Constitution. And even if you think it should be a right, that is hardly a settled issue in American life. The right to own a gun is a far more settled issue constitutionally, politically and legally in this country, but not even the National Rifle Association would dream to argue that we have a right to free guns, provided by our employers. If your boss were required to give you a gun, your new employer-provided Glock still wouldn’t be free because non-cash compensation is still compensation. The costs to the employer are fungible, which means whether it’s a pistol or a pill, the cost is still coming out of your paycheck – and your coworkers’ paychecks.”