LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Representatives need to hear support for health care reform
Published: October 30, 2009
The battle to fix our broken insurance system has reached a decisive point. We must not let Republican distortions, scare tactics and cynicism derail this historic reform. We can and must stop the insurance industry lobbyists and their Republican allies from deterring our best hope for affordable, accessible health care for all Americans.
The Republican party has used phony cries of “Death panels,” “Socialism” and worse to frighten and confuse people. They have deliberately targeted senior citizens the hardest and it is a sad day for any American to do this.
Backed by millions of dollars of special interest campaign contributions, there is no line that Republicans will not cross to embarrass or defeat President Barack Obama’s reform. Any attempts for bipartisan cooperation have been thwarted by the “No party.” Democrats are aggressively standing up to their tactics and rebutting their ridiculous claims.
The Republicans do not care about the American families who cannot afford basic health care. They just say “Go to the ER!!” WE all know that that costs more and delays treatment. Republicans don’t care about the millions of Americans living just one illness or one accident away from economic disaster for their family.
The GOP agenda has always been about power, political gain and their money. In recent years, it has gotten worse to include trying to increase the divide and even putting their country second, maybe third. We voted for change and we are getting it in spite of their greed and in some instances, ignorance.
The Public Option will set back the insurance cartels and probably cost a lot of lobbyists their jobs — they can go to the ER!!!!!
Call or write your Congressional representatives and demand that they support the reform bill now. There are other things to work on.
We are winning — keep the faith.
Kenneth Curran
Florence
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Reader Reactions
Name one thing the govt. has put their hands in and made better. This bill is going to hurt a lot of the ones that it is intended to help. How can you justify taking billions out of medicare and medicade to help pay for this monstrosity and say that it will help those in need? In taxing drug companies and health insurers for a portion of the funding, just where do you think they are going to get it? From us… Our system is not perfect but it’s the best there is out there. If you don’t like the insurance you have, change it or go without and pay for it out of your’e pocket. Thats the public option I’m in favor of. People complaining about high medical costs? Live a healthier lifestyle. Can’t pay your’e medical bills? Do without that nice car or that nice home. Live within your’e means and don’t expect me to pick up the slack.
NO, we do NOT need a big federal government takeover of health care.
We need tort reform, & to be able to buy insurance across state lines.
The so called public option is designed to eventually put private insurance companies out of business.
Thats their goal - for the private insurance companies to go out of business & everyone to be in a socialized plan controlled by them!
NO THANKS.
We do not need any Federal Government involvement with our wonderful Health system. If it is not broken stay out of it. They need to get out of the Post Office, Amtrak Rail, and Retirement business and concentrate on Government instead of trying to control all of our lives. Call our pitiful Congressman Clyburn and complain how he misrepresents us. He only is interested in pleasing our misguided President.
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