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Dear F-List,
House Minority Leader, John Boehner, has recently been quoted in an interview saying, "I'm still trying to find the first American to talk to who's in favor of the public option, other than a member of Congress or the administration."
Dear John Boehner,
I wanted to write to you concerning your comment, "I'm still trying to find the first American to talk to who's in favor of the public option, other than a member of Congress or the administration." I certainly hope you’ve had many Americans inform you of where they stand on this issue. My name is Sarah, and I currently live in Memphis, Tennessee for college, though my hometown is a rural community an hour north of Memphis. Next year, I will be commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the US Air Force. And I support the public option.
Sir, I’m well aware that the public option has a high price tag to it, as do many major program changes. But the fact of the matter is that we are spending 1.5 times as much on our healthcare as any other country in the world, and with less of our citizens covered than our Western peers.
The number of people that would benefit from the public option seems to me as though it would outweigh that price tag—which I believe would naturally pay itself off as prices for healthcare lowered due to many factors. The government being able to negotiate lower prices and fewer unnecessary treatments, the burden of paying for the healthcare of those who don’t have insurance no longer falling on the tax payer, etc. etc.
I am well aware of the idea of “death panels.” And I’ll state here: I find them a low, stupid scare tactic, designed by bitter, idiotic people to trick Americans into not supporting something that would make all of our lives better. I certainly hope that is not the entire basis you have for making ignorant observations about whether or not Americans support the public option! I’d be deeply disappointed if an elected official had fallen for such a low trick.
If you would like to speak to me in person, I will be in Memphis for the rest of the year. And I’m certain I could find plenty of supporters of the public option in Memphis who would also like to speak to you.
Signed,
Sarah
Ahh, I feel politically active now!
House Minority Leader, John Boehner, has recently been quoted in an interview saying, "I'm still trying to find the first American to talk to who's in favor of the public option, other than a member of Congress or the administration."
Dear John Boehner,
I wanted to write to you concerning your comment, "I'm still trying to find the first American to talk to who's in favor of the public option, other than a member of Congress or the administration." I certainly hope you’ve had many Americans inform you of where they stand on this issue. My name is Sarah, and I currently live in Memphis, Tennessee for college, though my hometown is a rural community an hour north of Memphis. Next year, I will be commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the US Air Force. And I support the public option.
Sir, I’m well aware that the public option has a high price tag to it, as do many major program changes. But the fact of the matter is that we are spending 1.5 times as much on our healthcare as any other country in the world, and with less of our citizens covered than our Western peers.
The number of people that would benefit from the public option seems to me as though it would outweigh that price tag—which I believe would naturally pay itself off as prices for healthcare lowered due to many factors. The government being able to negotiate lower prices and fewer unnecessary treatments, the burden of paying for the healthcare of those who don’t have insurance no longer falling on the tax payer, etc. etc.
I am well aware of the idea of “death panels.” And I’ll state here: I find them a low, stupid scare tactic, designed by bitter, idiotic people to trick Americans into not supporting something that would make all of our lives better. I certainly hope that is not the entire basis you have for making ignorant observations about whether or not Americans support the public option! I’d be deeply disappointed if an elected official had fallen for such a low trick.
If you would like to speak to me in person, I will be in Memphis for the rest of the year. And I’m certain I could find plenty of supporters of the public option in Memphis who would also like to speak to you.
Signed,
Sarah
Ahh, I feel politically active now!
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In short, I will stab things if there is not a public option. People should have actual coverage. You know, that covers things. They can knock it off pretending most people don't want this.