Move over, Michele Bachmann, Republican Virginia Fox is attempting to be the most ridiculous member of Congress. Fox said that the health care bill will “kill seniors” and just the other day said the health care bill is “more dangerous to Americans than all the terrorists.” It makes you wonder how smart her constituents are. Of course, we have “Mr. No” Mike Pence, who goes right along with this group.
You would think that most people would realize that these and other Republicans want to kill health care reform because they receive so much money to keep the status quo. They say how this bill is a “government takeover” of health care, when they know that only 2 or 3 percent of all Americans are eligible to enroll in a public plan. What the bill will do is bring down costs, keep insurance companies from denying those with pre-existing conditions and lift arbitrary limits on benefits.
Republicans were in control for the past eight years, and never lifted one finger to reduce costs of health care. As usual, all they have to offer is fear. I hope by the time this letter is printed the House of Representatives will have passed a health care bill.
Those of you who have health care provided by your employer better hope this bill passes because the cost of health care raises double digits every year. How long do you think employers can keep paying these outrageous costs? Even AARP endorses this bill.
Jerry L. Hodson
Anderson
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Letter: Health bill is not government takeover
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Letter: Union attitude must prevail for recovery
Any recovery for the middle class, in the recovery of our economy, will be led by the recovery of the union attitude in America. Nothing else.
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Letter: Lutz not representing the working class
I feel bad that Rep. Lutz (R) is sad, because Democrats at the Statehouse are representing the working class people of Indiana. While he is representing big business.
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Viewpoint:: Washington must wake up to missile threat
Three years after President Obama opened an outstretched hand to Iran and attempted to reset relations with Russia, the former has restarted its drive to build nuclear weapons including recent missile testing and saber rattling while the latter has dropped its diplomatic relations to Cold War temperatures.
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Letter: Consumer-driven economy will pay off debt
To save America some money — by acclimation of course — let’s not have a presidential election in 2012. We already have a good president who will do his best to kill all Republican bills (DOA) and, consequently, create more good-paying jobs in the $30 per hour range.
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Letter: Gingrich cashes in on political amnesia
Rasmussen says that Romney has flattened nationally. Why?
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Letter: Hiring Winkler not wise spending
As a taxpayer I want to know that my taxes are being spent wisely. Hiring Greg Winkler at a salary of $126,000 is not wise spending.
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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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Letter: Union attitude must prevail for recovery
