Dear Editor, Earlier in Letters, I declared I am a Democrat. A Republican has responded, so we have a basis for a proper comparison.
The Republican says the claims I made are “easily debunked,” starting with my claim that “Trump and Project 2025 are determined to end public education.” In rebuttal, this Republican offers not a denial, but an explanation: “Our public education system has been hijacked by teachers’ unions to the detriment of kids.” So, I was correct in my claim that Republicans want rid of public schools, but the villains are teachers. My own kids were educated in Fairfield and their teachers were first rate. Perhaps this Republican has had a different experience, and could maybe name names? Regardless, his admission that, in fact, he has animosity towards public schools is NOT a “debunking” of my claim.
Similarly, on the issue of Health Care, for which I detailed many examples of proof that Republicans are hostile to Americans having access (trying to repeal the ACA over 60 times, for example), this Republican does not deny my claim, but instead offers his explanation: “American health care is woefully hobbled by the fact that the medical practice and pharmacies are mainly under the rule of insurance companies.” I agree that’s a problem, but it’s Democrats who offer ideas such as “single payer” and “MediCare for All” which would remove that hobbling by insurance companies. Republicans HOWL at such ideas.
