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Article: Absence of common sense a sign of changing times
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
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- November 8, 2007
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Not long ago, I heard a woman say that minorities had a right to health care, and not only that, but "quality health care."
I didn't get a chance to discuss this matter with her, which is a pity, because I might have learned something.
But how the world has changed. Maybe that's good; maybe it isn't.
Time was, in Depression-era Gary, where I spent my formative years, that none of us thought we had a right to much of anything except what was spelled out in the Constitution. I've read that magnificent document and find nothing in it about health care.
Maybe I should call my congressman's attention to this oversight.
Too many ...