>Common opinion dictates that we need the state to take care of public health; thus, in common opinion, public health is an issue of crime and punishment. What

>Common opinion dictates that we need the state to take care of public health; thus, in common opinion, public health is an issue of crime and punishment. What's with the libertarians fondness for hyperbole? In common opinion, public health if firstly seen as a service the society provides in developed countries, especially if viewed in contrast with countries that do not have a functioning government. Secondly it is seen as based on rules. Yes, if you break every rule this amounts to crime down the road, but common belief in post-adolescents is that your precious personality is not constantly raped if you follow rules. >Update: Most glaring example is Obamacare. To most Europeans, Obamacare is simply the US catching up with other industrialized countries. I doubt anyone here except for a sub-percent minority sees this as the state stealing from its citizens by forcing them at gunpoint to pay up.