> On the contrary, everyone has a right to purchase at prevailing market rates
Except that is a deal agreed by both parties. In this case the deal is only agreed by one side (the government). The labourer has the right to refuse if they deem their value is not worth the labour.
Consider you currently do a job that pays 100k pa, but now its government run and since the minimum wage is 50k pa, they pay you that. Would you still keep working there?
This is just a broad example, I have no idea what the rates that the doctors are demanding vs what the government is willing to provide (and it makes sense as per the other commenters that the doctors will try to take advantage and jack up the price than what they usually charge because the government would pay if it was a 2 way agreed deal)
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Reply to comment by henryptung in Private doctors in India are protesting against 'Right to health' bill. by pinkcheems
> On the contrary, everyone has a right to purchase at prevailing market rates
Except that is a deal agreed by both parties. In this case the deal is only agreed by one side (the government). The labourer has the right to refuse if they deem their value is not worth the labour.
Consider you currently do a job that pays 100k pa, but now its government run and since the minimum wage is 50k pa, they pay you that. Would you still keep working there?
This is just a broad example, I have no idea what the rates that the doctors are demanding vs what the government is willing to provide (and it makes sense as per the other commenters that the doctors will try to take advantage and jack up the price than what they usually charge because the government would pay if it was a 2 way agreed deal)