Steve and Cokie Roberts wrote “Why health care failed”(July 22 Salisbury Post). I think it failed for different reasons.

Many Americans expect entitlements and want someone else to pay for them. Elected officials want their votes so they can keep their jobs. So, they do not do what is right for our country. We need term limits for this reason. Perhaps then elected officials will vote for what is good for America and then go home.

The tragedy that happened over 100 years ago, in 1906, should stay in the past. Drawing such large attention to it now makes people who had absolutely nothing to do with it feel they should own some responsibility or accountability to it. It helps one religion, race, or heritage to blame another.

There are many similar tragedies that happened to all religions, races, and heritages that should stay in the past. Society should not be forced to keep apologizing for actions that happened hundreds of years ago.

I pray the efforts of the Presbyterian Church help in some way. I feel promoting forgiveness and loving each other would be a better practice than bringing to the forefront an unfortunate past.

The Fibrant series is interesting, but it could be briefly summed up very well. Enterprises like Fibrant belong in the private sector and not in government (public) agencies.

Salisbury should never have competed against private enterprises (like the big ones AT&T and Time Warner, who have the technology, skill, and financial capability.) So get rid of it, the sooner the better. It will only be worth less the longer we wait while costing us a lot daily.

— Brad Farrah

Salisbury