Name:   Buteye - Subject:   Snowflake Speaks Up Date:   7/20/2017 12:20:56 AM

I have said before. I consider myself to be a caring person and I support finding ways to help people who truly have needs beyond their ability to meet certain unexpected circumstances. I am amazed at the number of low income assistance programs that are available to help poor and impoverished people. In addition to the assistance offered by the Federal Government, all States offer assistance in some form or fashion to residents who may be struggling. In addition, there are over 1100 Community Action Agencies across the country that provide low and moderate income families with various services. With that being said, I don't beleive it is the responsibility of the American taxpayers to underwrite medical insurance for everyone. There are over 90 million Americans who are not in the labor force. How many of these have made choices of accepting generous welfare benefits in lieu of working and receiving income that might make it possible to obtain medical insurance? We all are forced to make choices in how we spend our income. Why should I help pay for someone elses medical insurance when they elect to find other more "important" uses for their income?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 While sitting here typing this, one of our Congressmen was on TV discussing our Food Stamp Program. He said there are over 47 million people on food stamps and over 40 million of them are obese. So now we have an "obesity" problem. Seeing that reminded me that just yesterday I was checking out at Walmart and there was a woman with two baskets that were overflowing with at least 10 boxes of cereal and bag after bag of snacks, soft drinks, etc. Also, I live in Montgomery nearby the Wind Creek Casino & Hotel and the traffic is steady, and at times really jammed up. Again, just one of the choices one can make on where to spend their income. Am I contributing to someone's "health insurance" while they are rolling the "dice"?