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Country doesn’t need health care reform
Associated PressObama is having great difficulty selling his socialist national health program to Republicans and Democrats alike. Consistent polling indicates nine of 10 Americans have health coverage and an overwhelming majority of them are happy with it.
No one is leaving the U.S. for brain surgery anywhere else and while our medical system isn’t perfect, it is one of the best in the world. Obama says 46 million Americans are uninsured. Now we know that 10 million of those are illegal, are not Americans and are not entitled to anything, much less health insurance supported by taxpayer dollars.
That leaves 36 million uninsured. But, 14 million of those qualify for Medicaid, so they don’t count either, leaving 22 million. Nearly 18 million of those make incomes over $50,000 a year and either can afford some coverage or choose not to have it. That leaves 4 million Americans uninsured out of a population of 307 million.
I don’t know about you, but, as part of the 90 percent of Americans happy with their coverage, I don’t favor changing the system for the other 10 percent. I have a daughter who chose to work in a job for six years out of college that offered no insurance benefits.
It was her choice. None of us owed her automatic coverage because of her career choice. I have a granddaughter, whose part-time job, out of high school, offered no benefits. Many young people, in good health, think they can get by with less insurance and more I-phones. When she decided to get a real job, she got health insurance benefits from day one. If she can, anyone can.
This debate isn’t about health insurance coverage, it is about more government control over our lives. If you don’t have health insurance, get a green card or get a real job. It’s time to move on to the next subject.
Diane Brown
Cullman
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Country doesn’t need health care reform
Obama is having great difficulty selling his socialist national health program to Republicans and Democrats alike.
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Country doesn’t need health care reform
Obama is having great difficulty selling his socialist national health program to Republicans and Democrats alike.
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Thanks for mowing cemetery
We want to say our thanks to all that have assisted in the mowing of Cullman Memory Gardens this year. This shows great respect and pride in our community.
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Disregard for the law
In the past few weeks, I have heard that citizens have witnessed Zeb driving himself around the city and county of Cullman. I hope that’s not true, because it would show a blatant disregard for the law.
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Another view on Sabbath
I am writing in response to the letter to the editor from Leanne Lathem on April 9, titled, “Keeping the Sabbath Holy.”
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Hanceville mayor grabbing for money
Mayor Kenneth Nail has done nothing but make an issue about the city having no money. Now he wants a $21,400 expense account.
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Hospice part of health solution
There’s a lot about health care reform in the news these days. Barack Obama’s call for an overhaul of our nation’s health care system has triggered a national debate on what works and what doesn’t, including how Medicare dollars are spent. It seems like an appropriate time to highlight a part of our health care sector that works, specifically hospice.
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Open letter to Cullman legislators
It has come to our attention that the Alabama Senate has passed Senate Bill 606 to allow increases in the expense allowances for the mayor and city council of Hanceville during their terms of office. This bill will now be coming to the House of Representatives for consideration.
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Thanks, but drop the fuel charge
I would like to commend the workers of Cullman Electric Cooperative for restoring power quickly to Cullman County during the recent power outage.
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Responding to Blaylock’s decision
This letter is in response to the District Attorney’s decision to dismiss the felony theft of property indictment of the Cullman County Grand Jury against former Hanceville Municipal Clerk of Court, Darlene Coker. The following points are essential:
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Obama is still an empty suit
Barack Obama is making a fool of himself over and over again.
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