Letters

Bennington Banner By: John Ransom, Readsboro Perhaps the most important phrase in the Vermont Health Reform Law is universal access and coverage. It means that all Vermonters have the right to an umbrella of health protection without barriers. This is a vital principle. As the legislature now considers the financing of this reform, it must […]

 Times Argus By: Walter Carpenter, Montpelier I would like to thank The Times Argus for the editorial “Practical and moral,” in its April 12 edition. In it the Argus cites figures by the economist Paul Krugman that “7,000 to 17,000 people are likely to die each year as a result of the decision by about […]

 Valley News By: Chuck Gregory, Springfield Megan McArdle’s piece (“Vermont Single-Payer: Show Me the Money,” April 17) about the unaffordability of universal health care is way off the mark. If Vermont were its own country, it would rank 20th in per-capita GDP — $38,198, according to data from the Central Intelligence Agency (2005). Adjusted for […]

 Rutland Herald By: CHARLES GREGORY, Springfield About “Time Crunch” (April 20): Who would have guessed when the Legislature asked consultant Thorpe for a “Plan B” that he would serve them something other than leftovers? Well, at least his ideas were better than the well-known Republican plan of, “Don’t get sick, but if you do, die […]

 Bennington Banner By: DICK BOWER, Bennington I have only one question for Mr. Harrington. Is he happy with his Medicare single payer plan? If his answer is yes, why not share these qualities with the general public through a single payer system for all? His assertion to Forget whether or not the single payer plan […]

Rutland HeraldBy: JERRY KILCOURSE, Montpelier As we get closer to actually implementing Act 48, Vermont’s universal single payer in 2017, the pressure to dilute the act through compromise has proportionally increased. The extremely well-financed opponents of single-payer universal health care for whatever reason, be it self-interest, ideological, or party affiliation, have only begun to assert […]

Caledonia Record By: Jerry Kilcourse, Montpelier As we get closer to actually implementing Act 48, Vermont’s Universal single payer in 2017, the pressure to dilute the Act through comprise has proportionally increased. The extremely well financed opponents of single payer universal health care for whatever reason, be it self interest, ideological, or party affiliation, have […]

 The Caledonia Record By: Walter Carpenter, Montpelier Mr. Tom Licata’s letter Subversive goals (Caledonian Record 3/26/2014) made this reader curious to his intentions. In this letter Mr. Licata suggests that socialism as a political movement is committing treason against our Constitutional Republic. I was curious for several reasons. One is when he quoted Senator Bernie […]

The Vermont Standard By: Ann Raynolds, Pomfret Has Senator John Campbell given up his commitment to a universal, everyone-in, no one left out, publicly financed health care system, one which our governor and a majority of Vermonters are moving toward? His salvo on March 25 to a VPR reporter stating that “single payer may not be […]

 Seven Days By: Chuck Gregory, Springfield  Paul Heintz’s financial update of Vermont’s advance toward a humane and rational health care system in Vermont [Fair Game, February 26] had the focus of a drunkard on his next bottle. Had he viewed the scene more broadly, he would have seen it as farce. • Spokeswoman Darcie Johnston of Vermonters for […]