Our less-fortunate must take priority

Civility in politics is certainly possible but in today’s climate it is difficult. How can you be civil to someone who wants to remove pre-existing disabled people from access to health care? How can you be civil to someone who wants to remove millions of people from health insurance and shove them back into emergency rooms, which are the most expensive health delivery system in existence today? How can you be civil to people who want to remove millions of children from access to health insurance including access to immunizations?

How can you be civil to someone who wants to repeal financial reform and allow the large predator banks to return to raising credit card rates for no reason and selling liar mortgages, and freeing investment banks to again issue trash paper that sank the financial security of millions of elderly retirees. How can you be civil to someone who is willing to see taxes rise for 97 percent of Americans until the 3 percent of individuals and corporations continued to hold onto 90 percent of the wealth of America is preserved?

It is true that Democrats tend to spend more on social programs, but they are programs that tend to benefit those who are less fortunate or inflicted with conditions that make it difficult to function in society.

Republicans are also firm believers in charity but only if it benefits the rich, be they individuals or corporations. All under the guise of supporting those who create jobs (which they have been woefully inadequate at for the past two years).

Yes, it would be highly desirable to be civil to everyone. The difficult part is to find a common ground with groups that have such contemptuous attitudes toward those below their social status and have no shame about it.

James Prescott

Schaumburg