Several months ago there were many articles in the Morning News about the dilemma doctors are facing because of the rising cost of insurance due to medical malpractice lawsuits. Doctors allege that the suits have caused fees for their services to skyrocket. Perhaps overbilling the patients' insurance companies have occurred, but doctors seem unwilling to realize the high cost of insurance premiums paid by their patients. I have no idea how to remedy that, but only 5 percent of civil suits are for medical malpractice. However, this letter is to address a problem much more serious than insurance. [continues 144 words]
We are fighting as hard as possible to rid the earth of terrorists so as to allow all people the freedom to choose to live as they wish. Yet, at the same time, we are moving closer and closer to becoming a dictatorship. I am absolutely astounded at the freedoms some people wish to take away from us. We are Americans and this is the land of the free and home of the brave, yet there are those who wish to control what we do in our own homes. [continues 89 words]
