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Editor,
Freedom. Freedom from government oppression, religious discrimination and political abuse has attracted millions to America and remains our most precious right.
Yet, in 2010, Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress passed, without reading, the (Un)Affordable Care Act by misrepresenting the terms of the bill, bribing senators, denying the House of Representatives the opportunity for amendments and grossly underestimating the cost. This legislation robbed all Americans of a basic freedom: the right to choose whether or not to buy health insurance, and what kind of policy they could choose. It imposes an escalating stiff penalty on those who don’t buy insurance and mandates what kind of insurance coverage they must buy.
More than 16,000 new IRS agents are empowered to enforce the legislation by having access to everyone’s private financial information. Despite claims by the president to the contrary, millions of Americans had their health care plans cancelled and lost their freedom to choose their physician. We need representatives in Congress who will not take freedoms from all Americans to benefit only 7 percent of the population when reasonable alternatives have been proposed that have been ignored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Democrat) and the president.
Healthcare reform does not require government control. When you vote this year, remember how important it is to protect your freedoms and vote for Steve Daines for senator and Ryan Zinke for Congress. We deserve to have congressional representatives we can count on to defend our rights and our freedoms.
Philip L. Barney
Polson
