Letter - Denying care for downtrodden

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To the editor:

The two prevailing attitudes concerning health care in this state and country were stacked together neatly on Page A4 of the March 5 Echo Press in the form of contrasting letters to the editor, “Greed takes another life,” and “Let chemically dependent find jobs.”

I sure hope the writer of the latter takes a chance to read the former before clipping her own and adding it to her cherished “scrapbook of uncaring and meanness.” I’m sure she’s very proud of her accomplishment, advocating further cuts for the downtrodden in our society and hoping to deny care to people, a sub-set, given, but many of whom happen to be in the position my own father was in as a combat-wounded veteran.

My father killed so many Japanese during World War II, defending people’s right to shoot their disgusting mouths off, that they visited him in his sleep a lot. He tried to drink them away for awhile.

Getting a job is not the answer, as is so painfully evident in Peggy Brendel’s letter. On behalf of the segment of our society that does care, I extend our sympathy.

Judd Hoff

Glenwood, MN

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