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Marjorie George: McCrory didn’t deserve ‘perk’

Regarding the Dec. 26 news article “Lawmakers considered but rejected perk for McCrory”: Poor Pat McCrory. His cronies in the legislature wouldn’t give him free, life-long health insurance.

Funny thing is, I wouldn’t have begrudged him this benefit if he and those same cronies had acted responsibly to ensure the rest of us, especially those most in need.

Marjorie George

Durham

This story was originally published January 5, 2017 at 11:39 AM with the headline "Marjorie George: McCrory didn’t deserve ‘perk’."

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