Letter to Senator Murkowski

The Honorable Senator Murkowski Dear Senator Murkowski: My name is Taylor Carlson and I reside in Skagway, Alaska.  I am in the eleventh grade at Skagway High School. I am writing you to express my opinion on Obamacare or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. I feel that this program is not beneficial to the people of our state and country. The citizens should not be required to have healthcare if they do not wish to. This program is doing more harm than good. It is taxing people with healthcare if it is too good and taxing people without healthcare. I believe that people should be able to choose for themselves. Large businesses are also being negatively affected, which, in turn, affects their employees. Many businesses are now cutting employees hours so that they are part time and do not have to be given healthcare. This also takes away benefits that they had been previously given. Forever 21 for example has told its employees that they will be cutting hours and making full time people part time. The government shutdown may be a good thing; it brings much needed attention to Obamacare and the new healthcare laws. I do not think that the shutdown should continue to the point that debts are defaulted on, but I do think that there is a point to it. Thank you for your time and considering my request. Sincerely, Taylor Carlson