Thread: Rand Paul: Right to Health Care is Slavery

Originally Posted by adaher

Interestingly enough, there's a related story in Tacoma, Washington. Teachers are on strike. But it's illegal for teachers to strike. Why is it illegal for teachers to strike? Because in Washington, children have the right to an education.

Tacoma teachers defy court order, vote to continue strike - CNN.com

"The illegal strike has forced the district to close 57 schools, disrupting the lives of approximately 30,000 students and their families," school district attorney Shannon McMinimee wrote in the lawsuit.

McMinimee argued that if the strike continued indefinitely the protest would harm students, particularly children with disabilities, low-income pupils who rely on meals provided at schools and seniors applying to college next year.

"Students in Tacoma, under the Constitution, are entitled to an education," she said.

Some 1,900 teachers went on strike this week after talks broke down over a new contract for educators. The teachers union argued the school district was unyielding on the issues of class size, teacher pay and how teachers are transferred between schools.



This is a pretty clear example of one person's right creating an obligation on someone else to work.

This has nothing to do with 'right to education'. This is a industrial dispute. Nice try but your just showing how weak your arguement is left.

Notice how your post conveyed no information at all? "This has nothing to do with right to education." How so? I don't know, but you said it! "This is an industrial dispute." That's great, that describes any work-related situation. What's your point? I have no idea!

Originally Posted by CowboyTed

This has nothing to do with 'right to education'. This is a industrial dispute. Nice try but your just showing how weak your arguement is left.

Actually, it's not allowed to be an industrial dispute precisely because students have a right to an education, which means teachers aren't allowed to strike.

If health care was a right, wouldn't it then be illegal for doctors to strike? Or nurses?