Re: Richard Stegner’s July 12 letter, “Attaining salvation�:

This writer criticized Warren Buffett for performing several of the corporal works of mercy. If all of us would give the same amount in relation to our means, what a great world this would be. We would easily cure all illnesses, educate the uneducated and fill the millions of little bellies that go to bed empty every night. It seems to me that, if the generosity of this good and modest man isn't a healthy start in getting to heaven, it should be, and surely God must think it so.

— Jan McQuade, Thousand Oaks