Letters: Nov. 7, 2005

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Weil's book should be titled healthy Aging for Those Who Can Afford It. I am sure that his "secrets for maximizing health and happiness" are sensible and productive, but for someone living on a fixed income, juggling whether to eat, heat or medicate, much of what he recommends is just not affordable I'll stick with my father's regimen. He's 76 and going strong. His exercise is hours of gardening, tinkering, housework and climbing the stairs. He is active in his church. His secret for staying healthy and happy? Use it or lose it! LISA TILLOTSON Burlington, Vt.

Resurrecting Bush

Joe Klein outlined the failures George W. Bush has to overcome in the remaining 1,000-plus days of his presidency [Oct. 17]. There is, however, one area in which Bush has succeeded brilliantly. By cutting taxes (primarily for the richest few), he has ensured political problems for any Democrat who proposes tax increases to pay, primarily, for Bush's continued excessive spending. JENNIFER S. ULRICH Rochester, N.Y.