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TO THE EDITOR:
I was amused at Gwen Moritz’s reference to a story in The New York Times (Editor’s Note, Aug. 11). As Ms. Moritz explained, the story was about three people in the Texarkana area and the difference in how the two adjoining states deal with medically uninsured persons.
Keep in mind The New York Times is probably the most liberal and biased rag in the United States. Secondly, a trio of citizens hardly represents enough of a sample to conclude anything.
The guts of the column was to tell us how much wiser Arkansas was to adopt the “private option” compared especially to Texas and also to other bordering states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Oklahoma. These states refused to participate in a program that will no doubt add trillions to the national debt and could lead this country to Greece-like bankruptcy.
It seems Ms. Moritz, as editor of the state’s leading business publication, would be cautious about criticizing Texas and its business practices.
Texas has led the country in growth in business and new jobs for a number of years. In fact, I read Texas in recent years has sponsored 50 percent of all the new jobs in the United States.
Why do you suppose so many large companies have moved their operations to Texas and other states? Just maybe Arkansas has been held back by Democrats like Sen. Pryor and Gov. Beebe.
Maybe if our governor and influential people like Moritz would concentrate more on business development instead of promoting more entitlements, Arkansas could climb the ladder on jobs and personal income.
Jerry B. Jackson
Heber Springs
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