Letter to the Editor - Deliver on Healthcare

If no one funds local news, your community is just rumors. Help Decorah News bring facts home. Dear Editor, Voters want Congress to deliver on healthcare ahead of midterms. Several countries around the world provide some form of universal healthcare, where the government ensures that all citizens have access to basic health services, often regardless of their income or employment status. But not us! Republicans claim they're working on a healthcare plan to replace the ACA, but when push comes to shove, it's not there. President Trump even admitted at one time that the issues are very complicated. Let's all say this at the same time: "There is a healthcare plan that's already poking us in the eye, and it's called Medicare." Oh, I know, Republicans hate to hear this because of the cost and whatever else they can think of. Maybe they just don't care. Universal healthcare is not a new invention. Twenty other countries provide universal healthcare to their people. But not us! The Republican Party provides tax cuts for billionaires, millionaires, and even "poor millionaires," to further enrich themselves. And these tax cuts provide no means to help healthcare. The rich have their own. Overall, the total estimated loss of revenue from President Trump's tax plans could be around $4.5 trillion or more over a 10-year period. The solution: remove these tax benefits by requiring all to take part in funding our system, including Medicare's universal health care. And no excuses from anyone! John Carver Decorah, Iowa Stand up for what you believe in—your letter could spark change in our community.