To: The Florida State House, The Florida State Senate, and Governor Ron DeSantis
Florida needs to pass Medicaid Expansion and raise the minimum Wage
It is past time for political games. An actual caring governor and legislature would immediately approve Medicaid Expansion for those eligible and raise the minimum wage to get Floridians out of poverty. Shame on the Republicans for condemning people to avoidable deaths and chronic conditions by denying them access to affordable and necessary Health Care. To reduce poverty and solve many of Florida's problems, Republicans must start treating the citizens of Florida as the priority not the rich and powerful including the Koch sponsored ALEC legislation!
Why is this important?
When the Republican controlled Florida House and Senate voted to deny Medicaid expansion, they chose a death sentence for many! Harvard and other studies show over 45,000 Americans die every year because of lack of affordable health care and insurance to prevent bankruptcy if they choose medicine or treatment to live. Educators, for example, constantly see the impact of poor legislative decisions and know many of their students cannot function effectively when they are hungry, ill or worried about being homeless or their parents being out of work. Citizens can read about, if they do not know personally, people who die or become victims of treatable and curable conditions because they either do not have insurance or access to affordable health care. Our brave veterans who have been disabled protecting us are often in greatest need of medical care and economic assistance. Republicans who vote against their own citizens should be replaced by caring, compassionate, humans who will make the best decisions to help eliminate poverty and provide adequate health care for all!