Reply #48: Or, To Put It Another Way ~

[tucsonlib]

"Rights" are about selfishness. "I have a right to do this!"
"Obligations", on the other hand, are selfless - We, as human beings, are ethically and morally obligated to take care of one another. In every "civilized" country; every "Christian" nation, if you like, universal health care is naturally accepted as a social imperative. Except for here in the U.S. of course.
You say that it "all boils down to money". No, it all boils down to our callous disregard for the plight of the less-fortunate. It's perfectly summed up in that familiar, self-righteous whine spewed from the maws of the "jodys" among us, "Why should my tax dollars pay for their health care?"