April 14, 2009 in Letters

Get past ‘socialized medicine’ fear

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OK, let’s put this ridiculous idea of “socialized medicine” to rest. First, I am a Vietnam vet who grew up as a dependent kid, who married a serviceman. I was injured on active duty during the war and receive a small disability.

However, the most important thing to me is that I still have access to the VA medical system. So most all my life I have been well cared for by the “socialized medicine” we provide our military and vets. Then, everyone I know who has Medicare is grateful to have it, and as far as I know, the House and Senate and all our past presidents have participated in a similar system, provided by the public health care. None of them has ever turned it down.

So ask yourself this: If the “socialized systems” are good enough for these people and myself, why aren’t you good enough to get it? Perhaps we just need to ask, and then make sure they vote in a public health care option in the new health care reform bill we all know is coming.

Cynthia Hamilton

Spokane

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  opeled on April 22 at 5:50 p.m.

  The president, senators etc.. have their own healthcare system seperate and far better than our medicare… they also have their own retirement system far better and seperate from the social security system.. We pay for both systems
  The V.A. provides possibly the best care for the least dollars,.. however they have been seriously underfunded for a long time..and as such are in trouble..do you fix the ceiling or pay for critical care GIs from Iraq?
  IF our governing body actually depended on medicare and/ or social security for their later years, It would have been fixed yesterday..
  As far as socializing medicine.. ANY insurance Is socialzation..IE the healthy pay for the sick, the good drivers pay for the bad, the family with electric heat pays for the family who burns down their house with a wood stove…