Congress, health care and tax cuts are separate issues Have a very veggie July Fourth celebration

In Friday’s edition, two questionswere posed: “What portion of health care dollars should go to vulnerable Americans, and what portion should go towealthy Americans?

My question is what does one have to do with the other? The answer is Trump promised a tax cut to thewealthy and has noway to pay for it. He needs to steal $800 million fromMedicaid to fulfill that promise. This iswhy his so-called health reform was crafted in secret and has little to do with health care and everything to do with tax cuts for the very rich.

Here’s a radical idea, howabout publicly debating a health care bill that deals with health and a separate bill that deals with tax policy.

Here are the 10 best reasons for barbecuing veggie burgers and veggie hot dogs at this year’s IndependenceDay gatherings, rather than ground-up animal body parts:

• Focusing on traffic and fireworks safety, rather than food safety.

• Giving your eyes a break fromreading government foodwarning labels.

• Not sweating cancer-causing compounds if the barbecue temperature is too high.

• Not sweating nasty E. coli and Salmonella bugs if the temperature is too low.

• Notwondering about the real contents of that burger or hot dog you’re chewing.

• Giving your body a holiday fromsaturated fat, cholesterol, and hormones.

• Not sweating the animal cruelty and environmental devastation guilt trips.

• Not having to explain to your kidswhy we cherish Fido but eat Babe.

• Enjoying the exploration of veggie meal offerings in your supermarket.

• Celebrating a day of independence from the meat industry.