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Letters: Trump is hurting Americans

Re “Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies” (sacbee.com, Oct. 13): Take the blinders off, folks. Remember when Republicans said the Affordable Care Act was a death warrant? Guess what: Trump just changed that to “No money - too bad.” I quit my middle class job with full benefits to care for our mother. Before I reach Medicare, the ACA has been my lifesaver. That will end without the subsidies. For everyone else, this means higher (unaffordable) premiums, exclusions for pre-existing illnesses, and high deductibles for health services. Trump has a mentality of every man for himself. Hey, after all one nation under a white God. We have the right to a great America. I’m not so sure anymore that’s where we are heading under the Trump.

Joan Essex, Loomis

This story was originally published October 13, 2017 at 3:43 PM with the headline "Letters: Trump is hurting Americans."

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