RELIGION
A little bit of
hypocrisy?
The essay by Julianne Thompson (“Religious liberty defines freedom in the U.S.,” Opinion, April 10) was very interesting. I was disappointed that Thompson failed to mention that Hobby Lobby reportedly has about $73 million invested in companies that produce IUDs and morning-after emergency contraception pills. Now I’m not one to make judgments, but it seems that there is just a little bit of hypocrisy here.
PHIL DAVIS, POWDER SPRINGS
VOTING
Business model
could help voting
The Saturday essay by Secretary of State Brian Kemp (“Voting: There’s an app for it,” Opinion, April 12) regarding the newly developed online voter registration program stimulated an idea for the actual voting process.
As a holder of stock in a corporation, one has an opportunity to vote on the election of corporate managers and other matters pertaining to management of the company. There is a procedure to tender one’s vote by proxy online through a personally assigned “control number” or identification. It would seem this additional option for taking ballots would be worth consideration by Kemp.
CRAIG MURCHLAND, DECATUR
MEDICAID
Federal dollars
don’t grow on trees
As staff writers for the AJC continue to beat the drums for Medicaid expansion in Georgia, there is one common flaw in their thinking. The way they refer to “federal dollars” makes it seem they all believe there are money trees growing on the banks of the Potomac River. When funds are needed for entitlement programs, someone in Washington just picks all the dollars needed from the money trees and spreads them around, preferably in a manner that buys votes.
Every “federal dollar” was first earned by a working American, then taxed from their pockets by the federal government. The feds have no other way to produce income. As usual, liberals have no understanding of how taxation works and how over-taxation affects the economy. Many countries around the world have already proven that the “Robin Hood” economic theory only leads to national economic disaster.
SHEPARD S. AVERITT IV, CUMMING
Georgia can do
better for citizens
Kudos to Misty Williams for writing such an insightful, thoughtful and balanced series on Georgia’s Medicaid challenge (“Ga. gambles on Medicaid,” April 13, News). This should be must reading for every legislative official in the state. I’m glad you are sharing this story with your readership. For a state that prides itself on “Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation,” our state motto, we can surely do better for our citizens.
PETER SHERMAN, DUNWOODY
