Taxation won’t fix broken system
The health care act and subsequent Supreme Court decision is not about health care, but the president makes it sound as though that’s the crux. It is about health insurance. There are people who are denied insurance or who do not wish to purchase insurance, but they still receive health care. The difference is there, if we acknowledge it.
The system is broken, but is taxation the way to repair it? I think not. There’s always a Plan B.
President Barack Obama has created a deeper schism between the rich and poor. Remember, the rich (including the president) cannot only afford any health plan, but also the new, inherent penalty. The middle class will be targeted. Look beyond the heated rhetoric.
Let’s not get mired in a wait-and-see mode because then it will be too late for careful consideration and prudence.
BARBARA KRASNOFF, ROSWELL
Family, not politics, is what comes first
As I read in the AJC about all the people desperate to repeal Obamacare, I can’t help thinking that they must either be very healthy (and possessing some sort of super power to never get sick) or incredibly wealthy. My family is neither.
We have good insurance, but if my husband loses his job, we won’t. My three children can be covered by our policy until they’re 26. When it comes to Obamacare, my family comes first. Politics doesn’t.
BARBARA CHENG, MARIETTA
Luckovich cartoon about Fox News
Regarding “Luckovich downplays a critical news issue” (Readers write, Opinion, June 28), I couldn’t agree more with the letter writer who feels that the public should be informed. It’s absolutely critical if we’re to have any hope of making correct decisions about the issues that affect our everyday lives.
However, I take exception to her criticism of the Mike Luckovich “Fast and Furious” cartoon. Luckovich’s message was obvious to me, and his point is well-taken. It was clearly a commentary on Fox News, which is nothing more than a propaganda outlet for the extremists of the Republican Party. Staying informed is one thing; being gullible and falling for what they’re selling at Fox is something altogether different.
ERIC PEARSON, ATLANTA
Traffic light timing won’t cost a cent
We are going to vote on spending billions to help our roads and make traffic flow better. In all of the discussions of this issue, I have yet to hear how officials would spend a penny on timing our traffic lights. Something could be done without spending money (but with great results) just from timing our traffic lights.
I have lived in several cities in this country. Atlanta ranks No. 1 in the worst traffic light timing. Wake up, Atlanta.
E.J. WEGENER, ALPHARETTA
