It May Be Better To Ask The Question More Honestly

The question asked in the article is, "Should Poor People Get Free Eye and Dental Care?"

There is no such thing as "free" in this sense. I think the question might be more appropriately asked as, "Is it okay to force people to pay for the eye-care and dental-care of their neighbors under threat of violence and/or imprisonment from the state?" That seems like a much more honest description of what is being asked.

Should Poor People Get Free Eye and Dental Care? - 13WHAM.com: "Rochester, N.Y. – Yessenia Troche and her son need glasses. They went to the Anthony Jordan Health Center, where 70 percent of the patients are poor and on Medicaid. “If I couldn't come here, I wouldn't have anywhere else to go, because my doctors are here at Jordan,” Troche said. “If they cut the services, there's a lot of people that wouldn't have anywhere to go. They need this resource here,” Troche said. New York is one of few states that offer eye care to Medicaid patients."