How people can side with insurance industry CEOs making millions in bonuses and the corrupt politicians they have paid millions to stop health care reform, is beyond me. If people would take a minute and look at how much their premiums have gone up and the deductibles they paid out and insurance companies’ claims denials the last 10 years, they might realize insurance industry is out of control.
The bonuses, bribes, tea parties and salaries of their paid conservative pundits all are paid for from premiums we all pay and add up to billions of dollars. A public option needs to be included in reform, if we want to see serious reduction in premiums. If a public option does not work out, we just vote back control to the Republicans in November and by February they will have it privatized back into the hands of their buds in the insurance industry.
This is a true showdown on who really runs our government, the majority of the American people who want reform or the influential insurance industry that monopolizes health care. It looks like our Congressman Mike Pence will be going with the money and fight for the insurance industry. It would be nice if The Herald Bulletin would let its readers know just how much Pence, Bayh, Lugar and their staff have raked in from the insurance industry.
Tim Mahaffey
Middletown
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Letter: Health care reform needs public option
Insurance industry is out of control
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Letter: Bill of Rights being nullified by new law
President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act on New Year’s Eve. I doubt many Americans noticed its implications because they do not yet comprehend the big picture. This law, coupled with the Patriot Act, is paving the way for America’s direction toward tyranny.
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Letter: $14 trillion debt started by previous president
I’m a proud atheist who’s lucky enough to know the difference between fact and fantasy.
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Letter: Economy putting people in the gutters
We are now getting the results of putting people in the gutters. We need to take a second look at our government and its policies. It’s not working.
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Viewpoint: Look at Creation Museum from an educational, scientific perspective
I encourage any and all who have interest in this vitally important topic to “go to the source,” to invest the time and energy into exploring The Creation Museum for themselves.
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Letter: Blame the voters for our Congress
Why is insider trading legal for Congress and illegal for the rest of us? They make and enact laws for all of us, but then exempt members of Congress. Somehow this doesn’t seem to pass the smell test.
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Letter: Smith’s firings appear vindictive
Anderson is a city of negative publicity and actions. Why else is Sears leaving? Can we stand four years of vindictive actions and negative reporting?
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Letter: Planned devaluation of dollar is coming
I’ve submitted letters regarding the existence of a global elite for years now. I’m now submitting another one in which I hope readers will take note of.
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Viewpoint: Myra Kraft inspiration for Patriots
If there was one good reason for the Patriots to win the Super Bowl, it would be because of what I had read.
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Viewpoint: Anderson a microcosm of America
Wherever I have found comments that I felt were outside the values I believe in or were plain misinformation I have spoken out. At times that has been done with a lack of eloquence.
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Viewpoint: Problems in Anderson go back to President Carter
On Jan. 21, Frank Couch of Anderson stated that political conservatives “just don’t get it.” He sort of indicates Sears’ closing in Anderson is due to the new mayor being Republican.
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Letter: Bill of Rights being nullified by new law
