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Readers Respond: Do You Trust the Government in a Health Crisis?

Responses: 17

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Many people suspect public officials withhold potentially panic-inducing information — or at least downplay the severity of the situation — during major health crises such as swine flu outbreak. Do you trust the government to keep us adequately informed? Why? Why not?

goverment health crisis

I would definately not trust my goverment our land is so corupt and they can't even sort out the road situations so how would they even relate to a health crisis they are as it is in over there heads and would not be able to cope
—Guest dean

Housewife

I don"t trust our Government with anything they do or say.And Political leaning,well both Dems. & Rep. all lie!! Nowadays they must lie to get elected.Shameful but true!!!!
—Guest M. Hill

Dr. Gitterle helps many

I don't believe this letter was even meant for the public, but the reaction some people have shown is just plain ridiculous. This doctor obviously mean well and just because he doesn't always subscribe to "BIG-PHARMA" type remedies it doesn't mean that he's wrong. I've been reading his articles (www.naturalhealthinformer.com - his blog) and he touches on things that most won't and that's why I personally follow him - both as a reader of his informational material and the advice he gives to the public.
—Guest Frank Ramos

As opposed to whom?

Do you think Sarah Palin or Glenn Beck are going to help you?
—Guest Steve C. Dennis

no way

The government is running amok. They continue to take freedom after freedom. The healthcare crisis is a ruse to take away even more.
—Guest 2nd amendment

Fear my own Government?

I'm 74 years old and for the first in my life I am living in fear. Not only is my Government not capable of management and unable to pay for their programs, they are notorious for making power grabs and growing bigger. Be very afraid!!!
—Guest Robert Getkin

smitty

I trust In The Following Order: 1. Democrats 2. Gov't. 3. Republicans 4. Politicians In General
—Guest ED

Not on my life or anyone else's

The H1N1 was blown out of proportion. I beleive it was manufactured by the Government. The FDA constantly approves drugs known to be dangerous. and refuses approval to drugs that are useful. There is a lot of bribery in all levels of government, both parties.
—mws46

Health crisis?

First off, there is no "health crisis." That is a media/political term constructed to get attention. Secondly, out forefathers never intended for the government to baby sit us, make a living for us, or handle our health issues. One's health is their personal business. If one decides to smoke for 40 years, for example, and they get cancer, then they have to deal with it. It's not my job, or the government's job to cure them or give them care. It all comes down to personal responsibility. It we were all 100 responsible, hell, we probably wouldn't even need a government for anything.
—Guest deamtime

GOV TRUST?????????

The congressmen don't even trust it themselves or they would have not exempted themselves from for the HEALTH REFORM BILL................
—DUAN545

Medicare/Postal Service

We need to look only at Medicare and the postal service to see how wonderfully effective the gov't is.
—Guest Therese

Slightly more than I trust Big Business

but that's like saying i trust a rabid doberman more than i trust a rabid pitbull
—Guest boortz

My 26th year living on the road

You wouldn't believe all the lies and dirty deeds the gov has done around the world and here at home. I'm convinced that H1N1 is a weaponised virus that "escaped" from a gov bio-Lab. Btw, what are they spraying behind jets that hangs around all day & defuses into clouds, great test for bio weapons.
—Guest Vehicular Nomad

Iraq Vet

Any one that thinks government in health care is a good idea. should go to a V.A. and just start asking the the Vets in the parking lot what they think about a health program already run by the U.S. government.
—Guest Paul

ARE YOU KIDDING

THE CONGRESSMEN, SENATORS and ALL are beholding to many campaign contributors depending on who gave the mostest.
—Guest Kent Stevens

Gov. trust

The gov. has screwed up S.S., Illegals, Fanny Mae, Fanny Max, Acorn fraud, automatic pay raises for themselves annually (and "work" only 1/3 yr.), taxes, foreign diplomacy, Middle-East war, foreign trade, the banking industry, the auto industry. I DO NOT TRUST THE GOVERNMENT PERIOD!!!!
—Guest Rick

72 year old man

I trust nothing the goverenment does. They put out to much misinformation.
—Guest Bob Bishop

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