HB 315 - A better way

From RH Jones, March 8, 2008
Subject: HB 315 - a better way to be found

To all:

While in college studying business for a year and a half, I learned a 6-step simple process to solving a problem. They are:

1. Describe exactly the problem
2. Analyze it
3. Offer a realistic solutions
4. Recommend the most realistic and workable solution
5. Implementation
6. Monitor its effectiveness.

With those steps, a solution to our retired teacher health care (HC) problem can be solved. House Bill 315 is that recommended realistic and workable solution. The opponents of the H.B.315 have given no other realistic and workable solution. Therefore, it makes sense to do the 5th step and implement H.B. 315 - NOW. The learned officials of the present STRS board and the legislature have the authority to monitor it.

The critics of H.B. 315 have stopped at the 3rd of the simple steps. To criticize the conclusion is one thing, but to offer better solution is another. Months after the honorable politicians crafted this wonderful bill, we retired teachers are still painfully waiting for the critics to come up with alternative. Reasonable individuals know that the fact is: There is no realistic or workable alternative! Therefore, the bill should be quickly implemented.

We have waited long enough for a solution for the HC that most of us were promised orally and in writing. Otherwise, we would have taught on for many more years - the expensive alternative to no teacher retiree HC.

This is my learned opinion,

RHJones, a STRS retired member