Donald Trump ran on not cutting taxes for the rich, said they didn’t need them. However, the new tax plan put in place by the Republican Party has given the rich the biggest tax breaks ever.
Their fairy tales about “trickle down” economics have never happened, nor is their taking oversight off the banks a good thing. Every time they do this the country gets in trouble.
Without the richest paying their fair share, the Republican Party will be able to cut Medicare and Social Security, which they’ve been trying to do for years and years.
They’ve cut thousands of acres of land set aside for all the people so oil and gas companies can destroy it and the air we breath. This will also mean more climate change. More severe storms.
The Supreme Court is also to blame for the worst government ever by voting that corporations are people.
Now we have someone who has tried to shut down TV stations and newspapers and wants the states to turn over our names, how we voted, and our Social Security numbers. Sounds like what they do in communist countries.
If the Republican Party and Trump stop the Mueller investigation it will be a sad day for our country. It will mean our government has no interest in truth. If it means winning, they don’t care how it’s done.
People have a right to the truth. Trump is right about “fake news.” It comes from him and Fox News.
Education and health care should be top priorities. We need healthy people with smart minds to invent new things and new ways of doing things that will give us new jobs. We need more affordable trade schools where people can learn trades to help them get jobs.
Giving to the rich won’t get us there. We need a government that puts all the people first instead of just the ones who can line their pockets.
Dot Murphy
Hartland
Earlier this month, I participated in a radio interview about the Good Day Respite Program run by Lake Sunapee VNA because I feel so strongly about this program.
The Good Day Respite Program in New London is taking a break this winter and we are trying to raise awareness of the program and its benefits for the participants (people with mild to moderate memory loss) and their caregivers.
My husband was in the program held at the Presbyterian Church in New London and it was such a help to me. It gave me time to be in my house to do work as well as grocery shop and see friends. In a block of time five hours long I could get a lot of work done, and my husband had the benefit of socialization and doing projects that he liked. He participated with the music and always had a healthy lunch.
While it took me some time to have him feel at home in the program, the volunteers and staff were wonderful with him. The program is still going on in Lebanon on Fridays. The New London program will restart on March 1. I urge anyone who has a need to try it. Contact Lake Sunapee VNA with questions at 603-526-4077 or www.lakesunapeevna.org.
Laura Beth Foster
Sunapee
Why is Keno Satan?
Marijuana is close to legal in New Hampshire. There is a bill to study decriminalizing “sex work” in New Hampshire. You can play your favorite numbers at most convenience stores in New Hampshire — Megabucks, Powerball, etc., etc.
Even though Keno is really no different than a bingo game at local town halls or county fairs, Lebanon city councilors have decided it is like the arm of Satan and won’t even put it on a ballot to let citizens decide if Lebanon can have it. Why?
I really don’t care if it passes or not, but given the aforementioned legal and pending legal issues, I cannot understand why the people can’t vote on Keno in Lebanon.
Tom Decato
Cornish
Back when dinosaurs roamed and I was in college, girls sports were very different. The contrast between then and today is truly amazing. When I ran the gym at Bennet North Street Industrial School in Boston, the girls were only allowed to play half-court basketball. No way could they use the whole court. Too much of a strain!
What a world of difference today, with professional women’s basketball and annual girls sports competitions against other schools. (My daughter played Little League the first year girls were accepted.)
When we talk about strides women have made, remember (or imagine) the 1950s and the progress girls have made in sports.
Janet Connolly
Meriden