Well that&#x27;s a disagreement between positive and negative rights:<p>&gt; A negative right is a right not to be subjected to an action of another person or group; negative rights permit or oblige inaction. A positive right is a right to be subjected to an action or another person or group; positive rights permit or oblige action.<p>You may believe in positive rights, like I have a right to food, shelter, etc. Others may believe in only negative rights, like I have the right to not provide you food, shelter etc. It&#x27;s funny how so much of political debate can boil down to this fairly simple idea.