| Louie said: Isn't health a necessary condition for your personal pursuit of hapiness? In my mind it's the governments responsibility to provide equal chances for everyone |
Health is necessary condition of happiness, not the pursuit of it. The word pursuit is a key word. It means happiness is not meant to be given to you, you have to achieve it on your own, and the government is not to stand in your way.
As for the second line I quoted, I agree 100% if you changed chances to opportunities. In the US, every baby born has the same rights. All jobs are open to them. They cannot be denied acceptance to schools, or denied ownership of property. A baby born in the inner city has the same legal rights as Bill Gates kids do.
As far as equal chances, that's just not possible. A fat man has less of a chance of getting a job then a skinny one. A good looking man will usually make more money. Life will always be easier for some than others. No form of government can change that. All we can hope for is a government that does not contribute to it.
