Catastrophic Care Controversy

In his discussion of entitlements, Yoder is wrong in attributing the so-called Catastrophic Health Care bill to Claude Pepper. One of Pepper’s last official acts was to promote an excellent comprehensive health care bill, which unfortunately was rejected by Congress, and the feeble and flawed “catastrophic” bill passed instead.

Yoder is also the victim of his own logic. While explaining the principle of “shared risk and mutual interest,” by which all pay so that the few in need will be provided for, he proceeds to laud the “catastrophic” bill, which is to be paid for by the presumed beneficiaries, not by the general public.

Instead of distributing misinformation and insults, Yoder should try to find out why it is that the inhabitants of Canada, with incomes and taxes comparable to ours, are entitled to free and comprehensive health care and we are not.

EUGENE KUSMIAK

Fallbrook