EDITOR:
It's simple, Congress. You know it would be a ghastly waste of time (and money) to attempt to fix either one of those humongous health bills in the House or Senate that are half pork. If you agreed on, say, a dozen points yesterday at the "summit," then propose a dozen manageable bills, and pass them as separate items, upon which you probably could come to agreement.
You can start with areas of agreement and do that more quickly, more cheaply, and keep out the pork. We need some major fixes, but you, who work for us, will never get the job done unless you start slowly and intelligently.
Harry Reid, no "reconciliation" in which you attempt to sneak the health bill through. Don't you get it? We don't want all that pork, and we, the people, have already made that clear. We want a few simple reforms that will allow us to move our insurance from one company or state to another and keep policies even when we develop preexisting conditions; allow us to shop for the least expensive insurance that will give us the coverage we want, not what you want; get rid of stupid lawsuits that make insurance for all of us more expensive while only the lawyers get rich; or allow healthy young people to put their money in health savings accounts, not pay expensive premiums until they really need it.
K.I.S.S.
Judy Jacobs
Topaz Lake