A Letter to the NY Times Choosing Between Meds and Food for Our Elderly

May 11, 2005

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Tue, 10 May 2005 22:44:51 -0400

A Letter to the NY Times Re: Choosing Between Meds and Food

for Our Elderly

Mary [xmjmac]

Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:41 PM

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Dear Editor,

It is unbelievable that those in power namely the Republican Party

would decrease food stamps for our elderly. After I read, " Under New

Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, Food Stamps May Be Reduced " I was

enraged that this party who controls the executive branch as well as

the legislative branch of the federal government could do this to

America's " Greatest Generation " . These men and women are the back

bone of this country, fought a world war, the Korean war and some in

Viet Nam and this is the thanks that they get. Meanwhile it was

announced today that Halliburton whose former CEO Dick Cheney will

receive a $72 million dollar bonus for their work in Iraq. Many

countries that have universal health care respect their elderly and

treat them with compassion. What do we do? We force them to choose

between eating and taking life saving drugs. But, I keep forgetting,

this is a country for, of and by the powerful and not the people. If

any citizen thinks that these elected officials especially the

Republicans who own this country truly represent their needs, man do I

have a bridge to sell you. To our seniors, a President Gore would not

have done this to you. You do remember the " lock box " don't you?

Mary MacElveen

Article:

Under New Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, Food Stamps May Be Reduced

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