Year 2000 Problem

Your Oct. 16 editorial (“The IRS Wages War on the Millennium Bug”) misses the point. The “Year 2000” problem is a blessing in disguise. Thanks to our computers we can relive the 20th century. Think of the mistakes we can correct this time around. We can prevent two world wars, find Amelia Earhart, vote for Hubert Humphrey in 1968, catch the Unabomber before he strikes and tell young Jeffrey Maier to stay in his seat!

BILL SMART

Santa Barbara