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Letter: ‘Haves’ still beating ‘have-nots’

Thanks to pressure from Gov. Nikki Haley and Rep. Mark Sanford, the federal government will pick up a large portion of the tab for debris removal from affluent areas on Hilton Head Island. Can these folks be considered part of the 47 percent of “takers,” per Gov. Mitt Romney?

Meanwhile, Haley refuses to allow Medicaid expansion, even though it would be totally funded by the feds through 2020. This leaves thousands of our citizens without medical care. Per usual: Haves, 1; Have-nots, 0.

Mike Devine

Bluffton

This story was originally published November 1, 2016 at 2:27 PM with the headline "Letter: ‘Haves’ still beating ‘have-nots’."

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