A letter to the editor that expresses what many people think:
Too many politicians promise government programs to take care of our needs in order to get elected, so we think: Why take on the responsibility ourselves since the government will do it for us? I’ll buy another big-screen TV instead of health insurance. Forget car insurance, the inevitable accident will be the other guy’s fault. Take my driver’s license away? What driver’s license?I fear universal health care promises made by state and federal office aspirants will be just like the ubiquitous promises about public education: Blame the teachers, but don’t blame the students or parents. Such rhetoric gets votes but does not address absenteeism or classroom time wasted readying students for yet another government-sponsored accountability test.
