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    It is not the case that Positive obligations to promote health require redistributive coercion — taxing some individuals to fund benefits for others — which violates their self-ownership rights.

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    • 1.Self-ownership rights are not absolute; they exist within social systems where all benefit from collective infrastructure, creating reciprocal obligations.
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    • 2.Health outcomes depend partly on factors beyond individual control (genetics, childhood conditions), making redistribution corrective rather than coercive.
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    • 3.Voluntary charity demonstrably fails to meet population health needs; positive rights reflect realistic requirements for functional societies.
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    • 1.Self-ownership means individuals have ultimate authority over their labor and earnings, making forced redistribution a form of partial enslavement.
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    • 2.Voluntary charity can address health needs without coercion; mandatory taxation assumes redistributive goals override individual property rights.
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    • 3.If taxation for health is justified, there's no principled limit preventing confiscatory rates, making self-ownership rights effectively illusory.
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