I think there are two kinds of rights: ones that require inaction on the part of others and ones that require action. My right to free speech or religion or assembly requires that others do nothing: just don’t stop me. A “right” to health care or housing or a lawyer requires others to produce a good for me to consume from their own earnings. Both kinds put obligations on others. The first type requires others to be tolerant and endure my rantings, cult, or gatherings. The second type requires others to earn money to pay for my doctor or apartment. I have a right to someone else’s time and money? I can make choices that force others to provide me with expensive goods and services? I think this is a slippery slope that should be resisted whenever possible.
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