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PublishedAugust 21, 2013
Don’t misuse Bible to push a political agenda
In the Rev. Jeremy Hiltz's letter to newspaper ("Obamacare exemplifies the way of Satan," Aug. 3), once again we see the Bible misrepresented to forward a political agenda. By way of rejecting Obamacare, the reverend tells us that Judas "wanted to force Mary to sell her private property to give to the poor," when in fact all he does is ask if the money spent on an expensive ointment could not be better used to help poor people (John 12:1-8.) True, Jesus says the poor are always with us, but he does not say that means we should do nothing to alleviate poverty. Indeed, in Matthew 19:21-22, he tells a rich man to sell all he has and give the money to the poor, a command the reverend wrongly ascribes, as we've seen, to Judas. Jesus continues, "A rich man will hardly enter the kingdom of heaven." The reverend also says, "Conscripted giving at the point of financial or criminal penalty" is not virtuous, and "Taking another person's earned wealth by force and redistributing it hardly exemplifies the Christian way." But in Acts 5:1-11, when a married couple hold back half of their wealth from St. Peter, they are instantly stricken dead. You can't use much more force than that. The text continues, "And great fear came upon all the church and upon as many as heard these things." So "taking another person's earned wealth by force" was "the Christian way" right from the beginning. Being a good Christian means accepting all of the New Testament and not ignoring or altering select passages to support a special agenda.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2013
Government to blame for Social Security deficit
On paper, Social Security is self-funded but under the "unified budget" law passed by the Democrat-controlled Congress in the 1980s, the $2.8 trillion surplus referred to the Aug. 10 Kennebec Journal has been used to buy government bonds, in other words, to fund ongoing federal budget deficits. Thus, future Social Security payments in excess of collections will be funded by increasing the already excessive federal deficit.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Medicare funding cuts would lead to deaths
I am shocked at a proposal to cut $940 million in Medicare funding for dialysis. Why? Because I am only one of the people on this treatment among many others, and without this treatment I would die.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Jailed veterans deserve a second chance
I enjoyed your article about the Kennebec County jail program that provides help to inmates who are veterans ("Jail program aims to help inmates who are veterans," July 22).
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Efficiency Maine offers little help for renters
An article in the online newspaper on Aug. 9 ("Natural gas choice not clear for all") raised my ire.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Maine’s regulations treat caregivers fairly
The View from Away article by the Los Angeles Times ("In-home domestic caregivers need basic job protections," Aug. 8) paints a harsh picture of the home care industry, and needs to be refuted.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Cost-effective budget right for school district
Voters in the eight Regional School Unit 19 towns will head to the polls on Tuesday to consider approving the current fiscal year's budget.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2013
State too late in finding issues with ride program
As a professional working with clients with disabilities, it is almost criminal that, after the fact, a state representative now doubts that the state needed to overhaul the MaineCare ride program ("Doubts arise over need to revamp MaineCare system," Aug. 13).
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PublishedAugust 17, 2013
Universal health care only way to lower costs
Just two companies plan to "compete" in a health insurance "exchange" in Maine. These exchanges are part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sometimes called Obamacare.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2013
Volunteer drivers could help isolated seniors
Seniors who lack transportation become vulnerable and socially isolated. Getting to the grocery store or doctor appointments is a growing problem Maine has not effectively dealt with. Political leadership has failed to take statewide action.
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