Finally, Mitt Romney, we know what you think. Modern technology showed us the truth. It’s been said you prove who you really are when you think no one is looking. Spin it however you want, but no Etch-a-sketch can erase what you said about 47 percent of Americans you feel are irresponsible and enjoy being dependent. I’m one of the 47 percent getting government help, but you need to know why.

I’m one of many seniors whose bank account was emptied by a health care system whose campaign contributions help keep politicians like you in office. Left with debt over my head, I moved to a low-income apartment and am driving an older car that is totaled. I’m getting help because of circumstances beyond my control.

If you’re elected and replace ObamaCare, which was modeled after your idea, please give us something better than the gatekeeper system Republicans gave us in the ’90s when non-medical people made health care decisions. In 1997, my terminally ill husband’s hospice nurse determined he needed an ambulance because of a serious complication. She called the insurance company for the required approval and was told to fax the information and they’d reply in two or three days. Fortunately, our doctor’s nurse told her to proceed and she’d fight with the insurance company. Please do better than that.

Also, try and learn a little more about why this lazy, irresponsible 47 percent needs help.

Margaret Bartlett

Cedar Rapid