An Open Letter - Dear Congress, Senate, President and anyone else who cares,
In listening to the arguments about the health insurance issues I wonder how often you have actually talked to anyone who sells health insurance and works with people on a day to day basis. I do just that and wanted to give you my ideas on some fixes for the ACA or its successor.
1) Repeal the employer mandate – Employers should NOT be obligated to pay for health insurance. It is a BENEFIT that some employers choose to provide to help them keep good people. This mandate didn’t help people and it angered many – get rid of it.
2) Allow insurers to offer plans that do not meet all of the Essential Services – good idea! This will bring prices down for those plans that cover less (include the annual and...
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Governor Abbott,
I wish to remain as professional and courteous as possible in this correspondence , but I find that a difficult task when I am boiling over in rage. I am not a resident of your state , so news of your ideas and changes to Texas were not originally forthcoming. However, I read a post recently that sent my blood curdling, and upon further research I realized that the claims made throughout were very likely true.
The post in question was in reference to the suicide of a young transgender male named Finn in the state of Texas, and this post was adressed directly to yourself, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, and Representative Ron Simmons. The post ( on the site planettransgender.com, I trust you can find it should you deem it worthy of attention) mentioned repeatedly the wish...
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To the Left in America (I won't call you the American Left because your not Americans),
Here are the charges against you---
You have lived on free stuff, paid for by the working man. Instead of doing honest work, you went to college on my money then graduated into a soft, overpaid public employment.
You have bought the Urban vote with the offer of no work and even more free stuff.
You have usurped the true function of government which is to make war, seal the borders and enforce Christian values, and created a Communist nanny state. Free school, libraries, parks and welfare are TREASON by the Tenth Amendment.
With massive voter fraud, you stole elections and installed an unqualified public organizer and the graduate of a Radical Muslim Madrasa in the White House.
You...
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Elected Officials The Healthcare of Those You Care About The Least Does Matter:
At the age of three my son suffered a series of seizures, so his pediatrician ordered a series of tests to figure out the cause; the tests were inconclusive. However, my son’s pediatrician consulted with me to decide whether to prescribe medication as a precautionary measure, I declined. Fortunately, he suffered no more seizures until the age of 26 when he experienced a seizure while sleeping. An excruciating cry followed by jerking movements on one side of the body and labored breathing, which subsided into a brief sleep before he woke up in an ambulance. He was in pain, in a state of confusion, and had no memory of what had occurred. The emergency room doctor ordered blood tests and an EEG, which were all...
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To Senate Republicans,
What’s going on with you lately?
I often feel like you waffle between listening and not listening. Many of you seem disengaged from your constituents. You’re trying to push legislature onto your constituents without even considering what we might want. You’re not holding town meetings or trying to start conversations to figure out what we want. Are we screaming into voided space?
You know, not everyone is an expert at healthcare. I’ve worked in the industry for ten years and I still don’t know it all. The majority of your constituents likely don’t believe that each of you should understand everything about healthcare because it’s so complex. However, there are a few things you must put in effort to understand.
What makes a market stable? Insurance mandate does...
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Let's get this out of the way: I am a liberal. In fact, I am a registered Democrat. I caucused for Bernie Sanders, but eventually voted for Hillary Clinton. Accusations of hypocrisy would not be entirely unfounded.
However, I did not vote along the Democratic ticket because that's who I've always voted for. I voted along the Democratic ticket because I was more aligned to their policies than to the Republican platform. I am for social programs, I am against money as free speech (which is rather hypocritical, I know, since Clinton used Super PACs very extensively, as did Obama before her), and I am against cuts to the EPA, as well as other government programs.
I personally know many Trump voters who truly supported Donald Trump. That is fine. I also know many Trump voters who voted...
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Dear Prime Minister,
You have just wasted over £100 million of taxpayers’ money on a snap general election that you promised was not going to happen. Take a moment to let that sink in because it seems that you have no grasp of or care for the consequences of your actions. On Question Time, you told a nurse who hadn’t had a pay-rise for years that there is no ‘magic money tree’; however, when it comes to your own self-vindication, the pot of gold seems bottomless.
I think it is important that we focus on the self-vindication for a moment. From where I’m standing, it seems the only reason you called Thursday’s election was to prove to yourself and your party that the British people were behind you and your mandate to move forward in Brexit negotiations. It was to be a...
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I'm not stupid. I read through the false promises, the "hope", the lies that have been printed or spoken by you. I see the hope and dreams that people have when they vote for you. I hear their reasons and I despise you for that.
My mother always raised me to be truthful and to treat people how you wish to be treated but isn't it so sad that the people who are now in charge of our country, in charge of us can't do the same. Theresa May can't be bothered to properly come and see us
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I saw a graph of voting demographics this morning, and it showed older voters were more likely to vote conservative. I am very aware that of course many older people will not vote for them, and of course some young people will, but I have spoken to some peers about this and we decided to write to you with a plea.
We are writing to ask you from the bottom of our hearts NOT to vote conservative. We think that we are old enough now to make an informed decision.
We can’t speak on behalf of every young person in the UK. We speak from the position of the many conversations we have had with other young people in the UK, above and below voting age. We speak from the general feeling underlying our generation.
We understand that the Conservatives are selling themselves as “strong and...
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The recent Kathy Griffin debacle – surrounding the backlash from the posted picture of herself holding up the (pretend) severed head of President Trump covered in blood – is the perfect example of how your parents (including myself) have allowed themselves to be duped by politicians, the media, big business, university professors, TV commercials, and used car salesmen for decades. Because it’s all about the MARKETING.
No one forced this comedienne to post that picture of herself. In fact, she has stated numerous times since he was elected, that she would go after Trump and his family (including 11-year-old Barron) at every opportunity. Perhaps the constant gnashing of teeth from Trump haters gave her the impression that holding a severed Trump head (Al Khadi style) would be...
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