My grandmother used to say, "It's better to be disliked for who you are than loved for who you're not."
I never quite knew what that meant until I ran across the current executive and legislative branches of government.
I cannot figure out why the president would turn over something as important as health care and as large as 23 percent of our national economy to people who have trouble getting to work, much less getting anything done when they do get there. But we keep electing them, expecting something to be different.
As a volunteer EMT, I'm exposed to folks who are in need of medical care. Some have health insurance and some don't. As as far as I can tell, they all get medical care to whatever degree is necessary to enhance their quality of life.
Does everyone deserve the same degree of care? I would think so. Even volunteer basic EMTs have the responsibility to render care to the best of their ability.
Anyone who doesn't think health care needs fixing is, in my opinion, not of this world. Can the current executive and legislative branches fix it? Obviously not. Are there folks out there who can? I sure hope so.
We need desperately to find solutions.
Dennis G. Romine Sr.
Orange