Letter from Chip Northrup
Red Vote May Be Bad for Bassett
Otsego County went red in the last election. That means that most Bassett patients either did not vote in the last election or they voted Republican. Voting and not voting has consequences where healthcare is concerned. Many Bassett patients have jeopardized their healthcare in order to give trillions in tax breaks to the wealthiest taxpayers.
In America, you either get the healthcare that you can afford or the healthcare that you vote for. All of the proposed cuts in Medicare and Medicaid were outlined in Project 2025. If you voted red in the last election, you voted for cuts in your healthcare and you may have voted Bassett into bankruptcy.
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