Some had no choice on ACA policies
Regarding Jay Bookman’s column, “GOP plan to redo health care? ‘We’ll let you know’” (Opinion, June 10), I’m glad he chose Roswell as an illustration. Yes, we may have 5,000 people on the ACA. While I am fortunate not to have had to switch insurance plans, I have a neighbor who did have to switch. First, his previous carrier dropped him and his family, so he lost his high-deductible insurance policy that he was happy with. This was the policy that Mr. Obama said he could keep. Second, in my neighbor’s words, he is now making the equivalent of a house payment for his insurance — sadly, not the $2,500 savings promised by Mr. Obama.
In choosing Roswell you made a great choice, as our congressman, Dr. Tom Price, has a solution. A few highlights include adding competition across state lines, tort reform and making the program doctor-patient centered instead of government-mismanaged. Yes, there are people in Roswell who have Obamacare, but not by choice. And I believe my friend will vote GOP after this disaster.
MARK SNODDY JR., ROSWELL
If you don’t ‘get it,’ don’t judge others
Regarding the letter writer who characterizes Caitlyn Jenner’s transformation simply as a personal fancy (“Readers write,” Opinion, June 10), it is unfortunate many people rest their knowledge about human sexuality on a religious source. Mother Nature operates quite differently from the biblical God. She created vast disparity in sexual norms for humans, just as she creates vast disparity in all things. Millions of people who don’t fit into the letter writer’s view of what sexuality is about have suffered scorn and condemnation for millennia at the hands of those who have a pipeline to God and therefore know God’s mind. On the accolades Jenner has received for her bravery in going public, the writer says she “doesn’t get it.” So maybe she should just bear in mind the old religious maxim, “Judge not lest you be judged.”
BOB EBERWEIN, ATLANTA
Texas pool story didn’t tell both sides
The AJC is famous for one-sided reporting. The latest is the Texas pool party. A front-page article (“Lessons of Texas melee hits home for Georgians,” News, June 10) never once mentioned what the girl did to precipitate the policeman’s actions. This is not to condone his actions, but it would have been helpful for a reader to make an informed judgment. Mike Luckovich also rushed to present his views without any factual evidence (Opinion, June 10). In recent weeks, the AJC also published articles on the editorial page that were one-sided. One was anti-religion, anti-God; the other was promoting same-sex marriage. Did anyone write articles opposing these viewpoints? If so, why weren’t they published?
NORBERT BRAZA, DUNWOODY
