Everyone in this community knows of a health-care horror story, the one where a catastrophic or even more minor illness devastates a family or an individual.
Medicare is caring for our people. It is being our brother’s keeper. Do we value money over being good? Is the almighty dollar all that matters anymore to us?
The Republicans seemingly value bucks over all else. We see that every day. They only want to reward the billionaires and millionaires, not the common man. I am worried about our seniors on fixed incomes and their care, and I worry about them being sick and dying without care.
Let’s do the right thing, people. Let’s do the right thing, Senator McCarthy.
This article appears in May 19-26, 2011.