[Lekooks] Den. Ron Johnson and health care

[Gerald Flakas]

There was a big article about him in today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The reason he wants to delay the vote is so they can change the bill to make it meaner (eg. eliminate coverage for pre-existing conditions), then have more time to "sell it" to the public.
How cynical!
Gerry F.



-----Original Message-----
From: Fran B. via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
To: LCUUC GroupEmail <lekooks at lekook.org>
Sent: Tue, Jun 27, 2017 8:34 am
Subject: [Lekooks] Den. Ron Johnson and health care

Dear Friends,

Sen. Ron Johnson wants an even more conservative and horrid health care plan than the one coming out of the GOP committee.  He has compared the increased cost of premiums if you have a pre-existing condition to increased auto insurance if you have a poor driving record.  This implies that all illness is due to poor life style choices which is obviously not true.  In fact, many diseases people think are due to choices are not.  Most who suffer from lung cancer never smoked nor were they exposed to asbestos.  Plus, due to inadequate rules and regulation in the food industry, the United States government has promoted packaged foods that are unhealthy and even fresh produce, meats, poultry and fish that are also contaminated with chemicals many industrialized countries prohibit.

He has claimed that free enterprise and competition will drive down health care costs as though deciding whether or not to purchase a prescription drug or medical treatment is like deciding  whether or not to buy a new TV, car, etc. not to mention the fact that many people live in areas where there are very few hospitals or doctors, making competition impossible.

I could go on and on with how keeping wages low, education costly and public transportation non existent prevents people from earning enough to afford decent health insurance.

Sen. Johnson is a very wealthy business man.  All he is interested in is the huge tax break he and others of wealth will receive once the Affordable Care Act is destroyed. 

Please consider calling or emailing Sen. Johnson.  It will take only a moment.
https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-the-senator

Thanks,
Fran

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