Big step forward

In regards to the Supreme Courts decision June 28 on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) [Defining Decision, page one, June 29], I lived in Prague for 12 years and learned firsthand what it is to live with national health care. It is very humanistic to care for others and to be cared for by others.

From direct experience I can say health care for all, supported by all, is excellent for body, mind, and family.

Today is a big step forward for every one of us, thanks to the ACA in the USA.

Michael Minard, Seattle

Republicans, dont be afraid of Obamacare

The sky is falling! We must repeal! Doom and gloom ... thats the response from Republicans to the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act.

Do Republicans find the prospect of providing more people with affordable health care so scary? Maybe the fact that an insurance company can no longer say no to a person with existing health conditions is horrifying to them? Or perhaps allowing young adults to remain covered under their parents insurance plan induces night terrors. Just what exactly to do they fear?

Republicans have been remarkably devoid of any substantive arguments backing their positions; their entire rant is based on clich, ad hominem attacks and diversions aimed at denying President Obama any sort of success in this election year. Their tactics fall short, especially considering that many of the provisions in Obamacare were, in fact, first proposed and implemented by Republicans.

Further, they offer no alternatives other than retreating to the flawed and unsustainable patchwork of health care that failed so many Americans.

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Affordable Care Act stays intact