3.4: Is there a right to a job/health insurance, etc?
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This article is from the Lawful Arrest/Search/Seizure FAQ, by Ahimsa Dhamapada ahimsa@mu.clarityconnect.net with numerous contributions by others.
3.4: Is there a right to a job/health insurance, etc?
A right implies that an injury is always suffered when
it is violated. Conversely, an injury *may* indicate a
violated right (but may not, as in the case of human-caused
accidents or natural disasters).
We must be careful here not to classify our petty
or vain desires as rights, for if we do, then we may
unintentionally introduce a huge class of "non-injuries"
for the government to oppress us with.
While we all want rewarding work, there is no such thing
as a right to a job. Once we do have a job, then this
employer/employee relationship is bound (as are all
contracts) not by criminal law, but by equity jurisdiction.
We also have no right not to be offended, and we have
no right to a government handout, health insurance, or
socialized medicine. These things are used by politicians
to raise taxes and increase government power.
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