Letters to the Editor
Editor ’ s Note : Following is Dr . Funt ’ s response to some of Dr . Cohen ’ s assertions .
Dear Jay :
I agree with your comments on the Enrons of the world , and I addressed that issue in my article . You will be glad to know that I do not believe the recently passed financial regulation bill went far enough in solving such problems , especially in regards to the “ too big to fail ” concept . I visited the FactCheck website , which is from the Annenberg Public Policy Center out of the University of Pennsylvania . The most recent article on the reform bill that I could find was “ More Malarkey About Health Care ” dated April 19 , 2010 . The article does conclude “ that some Capitol Hill staff workers may still continue to get coverage the same way they always have ,” meaning they will not be subject to the new health care bill . I guess the details still need to be worked out . Finally , I am not anti-government and we could debate what role government should play in the private sector , but the crux of the article was my opinion on how I feel the new health care law will continue to add to our deficit and how that deficit will affect the economy in general and investors in particular . Only time will tell which one of your two scenarios will play out regarding the health care bill .
I appreciate your comments . It is our ability to disagree and discuss our differences that makes America great .
Mark
8 September / October 2010 • Pennsylvania Dental Journal