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Open Letter to the President on Health Care

Posted on : 22-11-2009 | By : Scott | In : Featured, Social Issues

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Dear Mr. President:

I am extremely concerned about the upcoming health care bill in Congress, especially the Pelosi Amendment requiring heavy fines or jail time for no health insurance.

The idea of fining people and jailing people for not having health insurance is flawed, because the reason why most people do not have health insurance in the first place is because they cannot afford it.  So basically, you are saying, if you cannot afford health insurance, we will fine you, and since you can’t afford the fine because you couldn’t afford the health insurance, we will throw you in jail.

This is a perfect example of laws being made up by the top 20% of society that is not struggling to pay its bills every month. 

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