Nurse Practitioner Talks Health Care, Debt, and Morals

Nurse Practitioner Talks Health Care, Debt, and Morals
Kim Murphy outside her daughter’s home in Plain City, Ohio, on July 29, 2017. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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The Epoch Times talked to five Ohioans to find out how their values align with President Trump’s and the issues that are close to their hearts. The interviews occurred from to July 28 to Aug. 5. Read the whole series HERE


Kim Murphy, 55, has lived in central Ohio all her life. She grew up on a farm, worked as a nurse for 20 years, and has since worked as a nurse practitioner for 14.

“I value my family, I value my work, I love my job, I love contributing to society … I enjoy traveling, and I want to be safe,” she said.

She has three adult children and two young grandchildren (whom she and her husband of 35 years were looking after when we visited).

Murphy voted for Trump because she was concerned about the direction America was heading.

“I think a big threat is our debt, if you’re talking governmental policies. For example, the debt ratio. In October, right before the election, it was 105 percent debt to GDP ratio,” she said.

“To me—and that’s part of my internal values, and how I run my household, how I feel everyone should run their world—and that is, money runs out.

 
Kim Murphy, 55, and her husband, Dave, outside their daughter's home in Plain City, Ohio, on July 29. Kim is a nurse practitioner and Dave has worked for Honda for 36 years. (Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times)
Kim Murphy, 55, and her husband, Dave, outside their daughter's home in Plain City, Ohio, on July 29. Kim is a nurse practitioner and Dave has worked for Honda for 36 years. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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