Letters

Times Argus I was at a drugstore the other day when a little old lady in front of me went to fill a script and was not given the script. From what I could hear there was a problem with the insurance that needed to be resolved first. What I cannot understand is why working […]

St. Albans Messenger Republicans often hurl fear, uncertainty and doubt (“fud-flinging”) like monkey poo in hopes that it will stick. Franklin County Republican Party chairman Steve Trahan (“Calling out local Democrats … what’s the governor’s plan?” 8/16) does just the opposite: Thanks to his predictions, I can hardly wait to pay more in taxes! I […]

St. Albans Messenger Two years ago I had the pleasure to sit across the table from Steve Trahan and debate policy when we were both candidates for the Vermont House. I have enormous respect for Mr. Trahan, although we disagree on Two years ago I had the pleasure to sit across the table from Steve […]

Times Argus The League of Women Voters of Vermont strongly supports universal, state-supported health care for Vermont. There seems to be a misconception that, because Vermont Health Connect is having technical difficulties, administering a single-payer system will somehow be worse. There’s every reason in the world to believe the opposite is true. Under single-payer, there […]

Stowe Reporter The commentary by state Reps. Patti Komline and Heidi Scheuermann, “Health care must work for all Vermonters” (Stowe Reporter, Aug. 14), predictably has taken the Shumlin administration to task concerning the health exchange rollout and its IT problems. Also predictably, they think the solution for universal/affordable health care is more health insurance companies […]

Times Argus Alan Parent in his letter “Real leadership needed” (The Times Argus, Aug. 6), does not define what he means by “real leadership.” Instead, he hides behind suggesting that what Vermont needs is “balance in Montpelier.” Mr. Parent says this will bring “real, and honest, leadership,” conveniently ignoring how this “balance” he advocates often […]

The Essex Reporter Responding to Dr. Todd Gregory’s thoughtful questions about single-payer health care (“Understanding health care reform” Aug. 7):
Many details, especially regarding financing, do remain to be resolved in the coming legislative session. But the essential question is what Vermonters think our health care system should be and do. Single-payer will assure good, affordable […]

Bennington Banner Lawrence Harrington’s July 25 baseball bat story is pleasant and folksy. (Probably he prefers old-fashioned wooden bats to these newfangled aluminum ones; so do I.) But as an analogy to single-payer health care, his tale strikes out. Mr. Harrington’s more expensive baseball-bat finish was a better product than the cheaper ones that replaced […]

Rutland Herald Rob Roper’s recent commentary “Put small business first” in The Times Argus may have inadvertently given a boost to Act 48’s universal/single payer health care plan. I say inadvertently because the folks at the Ethan Allen Institute are ideologically opposed to any such publicly funded system. For example, one of greatest obstacles facing […]

Rutland Herald Frank Mazur (“Rules limit patient options,” July 25) uses the standard wing-nut welfare resources (in this case, the Koch Brothers-funded Mercatus Center) to offer the standard “savage capitalism” defense of the present system of health care provision: Don’t interfere with “competition” by insisting that health care providers meet the standards set by a […]