Because we no longer care about our health I guess... It drives me crazy how they do that, I mean it's good that they make education a fundamental right, but shouldn't they do the same for some other things?!

maybe they try to teach you so you get a job that pays enough to cover your ass if you get sick. Unfortunately, the education system isn't theat well funded either! No child left behind?? Ever been to an inner city neighbourhood with a single working mother with four kids just trying to stay alive? All some of these kids have is school, and they aren't getting what they need there.

i thought education was mandatory. hardly a right. and health care...yah gotta have insurance or money in the bank.

Actually, Public Education is not a right as defined by the United States Constitution and since the Constitution does not mention education, as per the Tenth Amendment, all powers which are not assigned to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution are reserved to the people or individual states. "The right to an education is not guaranteed, either explicitly or implicitly, by the Constitution, and therefore could not constitute a fundamental right." U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey Decatur Illinois School Board Ruling, January 11, 2000.

Because health care is treated like a business. The right to higher education (University) is also treated like a biz.

Neither is a right. Education is compulsory until age 16, but not a right. People have a right to the ACCESS of education. I can't stop you from being educated. Big difference.

LMAO Yeah, and our educational system is in SUCH good condition, huh? Maybe health care should take a lesson from that and stay far, far away from government 'assistance'.

education is not a fundamental right...kids are required to go to school by law up until a certain age and after that point they are on their own...once high school is finished, education is only available for those who are willing to pay for it or can get someone else to pay for it if they can't or won't. even for children that are required to go to school, if they do not maintain certain behavior standards, they can even be put out of alternative education which is provided for kids that are required to attend school but have behavior issues (like assaulting the teacher or threatening to blow up the school)...so, even as some point they can get out of their mandate to attend school.

Yeah, just what I want...a universal "health care" system as crappy as our most-expensive-in-the-world universal "education" system. No thanks!

With a little research, you will learn that neither is a right as defined. Common sense dictates the same.

Actually education is not a fundamental right in the US, as until you are about 16 years old it is MANDATORY to attend school. And if education were a fundamental right in the U.S., we would have more state-sanctioned secondary (ie, college/university) education for EVERYONE.

It isn't. You'll notice that most if not all educational systems are run by states with varying degrees of standards. Which usually means that you'll end up with religious nutters teaching about science. And there is gold to be made off of leaching the money from those who'd otherwise pay for medical bills.

because people abuse their health and the government should not be required to support that abuse.

I disagree about education. It's a universal privilege the states and localities provide but I don't think it's a right enumerated in the Constitution or in the constitutions of the many states.

It is not a fundamental right anywhere that I am aware. It is a UNESCO proposal for the nations of the world with the expectation that the world will proper and be a better place for all if all are educated to a minimum level; Art. 13 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. http://www.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/appeal/human_rights/Article_13_Right_to_Edu_Scope_and_Implementation.pdf

maybe if your educated enough , you wont have to rely on the government to buy you health ins.

Education definitely isn't classified as a fundamental right. See the Supreme Court cases of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and Rodriguez v. San Antonio Ind. School District (1973). Each of those cases specifically stated that education is not a fundamental right. The issue at question in each was whether an Equal Protection Clause (14th Amendment) violation had occurred. This was because there was a state action by the government by creating schools and allowing for education. In Brown, there was an absolute deprivation of education that resulted in an Equal Protection Clause violation when the Supreme Court subjected the action to strict scrutiny and found that the means were not narrowly tailored to satisfy a compelling state interest. Basically, there was not a weightier interest in preventing blacks from being in the same schools as whites than preventing them from doing so. Rodriguez, on the other hand, was decided slightly differently but reiterated the same basic point - if a state created an education system (state action) and it results in absolute deprivation of the opportunity to take advantage of the educational opportunity, then there is an Equal Protection Clause violation (in this case, there was no absolute deprivation). As I mentioned earlier, it was never claimed that education was a fundamental right. It is also important to note that the Constitution only protects us from violation of our rights, it does not actually work in a positive manner to give us fixed means and ends to such rights. In more simple terms, that means our freedom of speech cannot be restricted, but it doesn't mean we all have a right to be provided with a computer and a website to express such opinions. It only protects us - it doesn't actually give us things in a positive manner. I know this is long and complicated, but I hope that explains why education isn't a fundamental right. Healthcare isn't either (as of now) because there isn't a longstanding history and tradition of government-provided health care. Who knows what will happen if Obamacare gets passed. The litigation will be plenty, but as of now, there is no one who can say for sure what the results will say.