To the Editor:
What's in a number? When someone throws out a number, what does that really mean? If someone says, for example, 250,000 people have had their insurance canceled on them in Virginia because of Obamacare, what does that mean? Most people would agree that 250,000, or a quarter of a million depending on your perspective, when used to represent a volume of people, is a lot. 250,000 is more than the entire population of Arlington. If the entire population of Arlington had their insurance canceled because of Obamacare, there would be nothing short of outrage and calls for immediate action to reverse that devastating impact.
Unfortunately, 250,000 people in Virginia have had their insurance canceled because of Obamacare and Congressional candidate John Foust is still proud of the law and proclaims his unabashed support for it. What?
Why would anyone continue to support a program that has resulted in so many people losing health coverage? When asked if he would vote for Obamacare, he proudly says "yes." That is all I need to know. Our health insurance system wasn't perfect, but it wasn't resulting in hundreds of thousands of people getting kicked off of insurance rolls. John Foust just doesn't get it. He does not deserve to represent us in Congress.
Genaro Pedroarias
Great Falls