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P. J. O'Rourke

Positive rights are the right to shelter, the right to education, the right to health care, the right to a living wage. These things are - these are, I would call them, more properly, political rights rather than positive rights. And they are extremely tr

P. J. O'Rourke

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The author is saying that rights like shelter, education, health care, and a living wage are better described as political rights instead of positive rights. He implies that these rights are important but belong to the realm of political decisions and policies rather than inherent individual entitlements.

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