re: What do you think a "human right" is?

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Being a right is irrelevant.

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It most certainly is relevant.

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whether we want to provide for the general welfare of our citizens

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Your premise is incorrect. You do not understand the meaning of this phrase.

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by offering health care for those who are not able to procure it on their own

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Not a role of the national government. If states wish to do this, they are free to.

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Is it ok to spend billions on blowing up others across the globe while allowing a minority of our citizens to fall into bad health due to their inability to pay?

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The first one we most certainly should not be doing, but it is at least within the realm of the purpose of national government. The second one is not the role of the national government.