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Bailout for our health

Published online on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009

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While banks and corporations get bailouts with our tax dollars, we get diseases and no support. The pollution of air and water is caused by the processes and products that are full of toxins and due to the use of chemicals detrimental to our health. It only stands to reason that we should have a single-payer program to help us keep well.

Here in Fresno, three out of five children are asthmatic due to the pollution. This is not just or fair. Let us benefit from some of our tax dollars, please.

Lydia Flores

Fresno


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