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In reply to the discussion: Can you put down your pitchfork long enough to discuss the root causes of the anti-vax problem? [View all]Bonobo
(29,257 posts)There are SCORES of reason for this and I agree it is important to consider the causes.
Have a look at a country where the government provides services compensatory with the taxes forced from its citizens. They do not have this type of problem.
Basically when you have a poor relationship between the govt. and the citizens, you can expect this. That is what we are talking about.
Having said that, if you choose to not be inoculated against dangerous diseases, you have no right to expect to participate in the other features of the "Common" that come either. For example public school. I don't feel comfortable forcing people to take a medicine they don't want to take, but at the same time don't feel that a school system should have to take kids that threaten the health of others.