[Lekooks] Den. Ron Johnson and health care

[Lisa LaBorde]

He is horrible. We need someone to run against him who can win. New faces.
On Jun 27, 2017 8:34 AM, "Fran B. via Lekooks" <lekooks at lekook.org> wrote:

> 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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