Letter to the Editor: Concerns about direction of government following Midterms

To my fellow citizens:Whether you agree or disagree with the results of this midterm election, things will be quite different moving forward.The promise of “Medicare for All” is one of the most dramatic proposed changes. It was not widely publicized, but providing free health care can be viable only with the elimination of private health insurance, forcing everyone into a government-run health care system. There are examples of this in other countries, where the government decides what health care is appropriate based on a person’s age and the cost of the procedure. If you are 80 and need a new heart valve, the procedure may be deemed not cost-effective based on your age.Another change is the move toward social-work-based policing. There will likely be teams of social workers who respond to certain incidents involving potential violence, offering counseling in lieu of regular police officers based solely on a 911 call.

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