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t is true that the government of Argentina made some mistakes, but why should it follow policies imposed by the World Bank and the IMF that lead to financial disaster and human suffering? I wholeheartedly want Argentina to "build an economy based less on beef than on brainpower," as your columnist Michael Elliott urges, but it is not going to happen under the failed direction of the World Bank and the IMF.
SHANNON FRITTS-PENNIMAN
Canton, N.Y.

Trouble in the Aisles

Your report on K Mart missed the essential difference between it and Wal-Mart [BUSINESS, Jan. 14]. When I exit a Wal-Mart store, I don't feel like strangling somebody. Shopping at K Mart is a miserable experience. K Mart stores are in total disarray. Ask employees for assistance at your own peril; they act put out and know little more than you do. Wake up, K Mart! Consumers don't really care about Blue Light Specials anymore, because prices are the same everywhere. What shoppers want is precisely what K Mart lacks: customer service.
JOE O'BRIEN
Waterbury, Vt.

Revving Up a Classic

I was glad to see that General Motors may bring back the Chevy Bel Air [BUSINESS, Jan. 14], but the concept car pictured in your story is little more than a poor imitation of Ford's new retro T-Bird. If GM wants a retro car that will really get people flocking to the showrooms, it should try this: a new Bel Air with the latest automotive technology but wrapped in the exact same body as the 1955-57 Bel Airs, rather than just taking styling cues from those cars. Those models had a classic look as well as a lot of room inside without being enormous outside. If GM did this, I would be at the local Chevy dealer tomorrow ordering my new Bel Air convertible, and I would probably be standing in a long line.
ROGER KEYES
Hamden, Conn.

High Style in the Heather

I saw the picture of Madonna in her leather tunic and tartan kilt [PEOPLE, Jan. 14]. After noting that tough, defiant gaze into the distance, the fearless jawline, those bare musclebound arms, the wild windblown hair and the Highland fog swirling around the feet, I decided the subject of the photo wasn't Madonna but Mel Gibson's Braveheart in drag.
DONNA SALTARELLI
Tustin, Calif.