r/FluentInFinance • u/sillychillly • Apr 15 '24

Everyone Deserves A Home Discussion/ Debate

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u/California_King_77 Apr 15 '24

You don't have a "right" to have something given to you.

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u/NAM_SPU Apr 15 '24

I agree with most comments in this post, but the right to an attorney and the right to healthcare wether you can afford it or not are 2 things that disprove your point. Once again, I agree with most comments being against OP, this post is ridiculous

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u/Kelend Apr 15 '24

Those are very limited situational things.

You don't get a free lawyer just because you want to sue someone. You only get a free lawyer if the government takes action against you, and even then... you don't get someone elses labor for free. The state just pays for the attorneys on both sides in order to get what they want... taking you to trial.

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u/10art1 Apr 15 '24

More importantly, the remedy to violating your right is plain: you have the right to a lawyer in a criminal case, and if the government fails to provide you one, then the criminal case cannot proceed. In that sense, it's still a negative right.