The reason why it is immoral is not because of economic reasons. I grant you that there is, indeed, an economic impact, but at its core the immorality (and violation) exists because of the lien that is placed on the life and value of the individual in the healthcare industry.
In essence, the government sanctions through threat of force, the right of a person in need to the medical knowledge and skill of, say a physician, whether that physician agrees to it or not. Because that individual [the physician] happens to have acquired certain knowledge and skills, the State maintains that needs of other individuals creates a lien on his/her knowledge and skills.
There is an economic impact, to be sure, but that is like the symptom, not the disease. The disease we address here is the "virus" of artificial rights based on the immoral notion that a great need somehow surpasses another's inalienable rights.
Under such a system the physician becomes, in essence, the chattel of the State and an indentured servant to anyone who is perceived as having a "great need" (the definition of which would no doubt be subjective). |
