Letters to the editor: Lubbock A-J readers share opinions Trump, immigration and more
Here are some recent letters to the editor shared by Avalanche-Journal readers.
Thoughts on government healthcare, immigration
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says illegal immigrants are why unemployment is rising. Democrats and Joe Biden caused many citizens to fail to find employment by allowing illegal immigration. They drove down wages with many businesses hiring illegal immigrants, forcing more citizens to turn to Medicaid for healthcare.
Former President Obama promised that his ObamaCare would bend the medical cost curve down, which was a lie. Progressive Insurance says, 'Only pay for what you need.' He pushed health insurance to add many additional health insurance coverages that many people didn't need. He promised, 'If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep it.' The number of people who lost their health insurance was in the millions.
He violated the actuarial principle of risk pooling of like risks. That meant many younger, healthy people were subsidizing the health insurance of older men and women who were sicker. Many younger, healthy people dropped their health insurance because of the costs.
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Former President Obama failed to work with the U.S. Congress to try to shape healthcare for high needs patients in 2016. Instead to get votes, he wanted to expand Medicaid coverage like Kyle Rable (see recent opinion columns in A-J by Kyle Rable.) The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine delivered a report on how to restructure health care for high needs patients. The 20% sickest patients use approximately 80% of health care dollars. Former President Obama had no answer, as does Mr. Rable.
In 2011, Medicaid was worse for sick people than people who had no health insurance at all. In 2024, a natural experiment found that a Medicaid expansion in Texas had an overall decrease in preterm birth rates. However, more work is needed to reduce preterm birth rates among the Black population.
Should Mr. Rable wish to work with Republicans, there is much good work that can be done with health care and health insurance. Increasing Medicaid coverage is not the answer. - Richard R. Allen, Lubbock
Concerns about Trump administration actions and safety
On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump fired the FAA director. On Jan. 21, Trump froze hiring of Air Traffic Controllers. On Jan. 22, Trump disbanded the Aviation Safety Advisory Committee. On Jan. 28, Trump sent a buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees. On Jan. 29, we had the first American mid-air collision in 16 years, with no survivors. These are the first victims of Trump's war against America and Americans. How many more Americans will die in the next four years from preventable accidents and epidemics? How many Americans will die because Trump halted medical research? How many American soldiers will die because of Trump's grossly unqualified political appointee as Secretary of Defense? The next funeral you attend may be your own. - Mark Stoll, Lubbock
'Love of Money' rules the world
The United States and a few other nations are on the verge of pure corruption. Never have we seen a time in history where the "Love of Money" rules the world, and we all know that this leads to all types of evil! President Donald Trump is a wannabe oligarch accepting bribes from oligarchs all over the world. The Supreme Court is complicit with all this lawlessness. They have given him a free get-out-of-jail card, and he is corrupt enough to play it out, while collecting all the money he can. There is a force in play for all of the lies and deception he and the Republican party have visited on this country. Reaping time is at hand. We will witness unheard of perils in the next four years, and we are praying that the Lord will intervene, execute judgment, because it is apparent that man cannot. - Rose M. Davidson, Lubbock.
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