Letters: Dec. 11, 2019
Watch how state spends tax money
I see $30 car tabs are in the news again. Keep in mind, we have the money. The state will come to us to fund things. You can slice it and dice it any way you want, but at the end of the day, we will pay. Want lower car tabs and gas tax? How about a state income tax? The other option is to degrade our state to third-world country standards.
Our efforts would be better directed to keeping track of how the state is spending our money.
Bob Allen, Richland
President has power to do it
It’s so sad to see how America has deteriorated. The president has the power and authority to do what he’s doing (Read the Constitution on executive authority) and the Democrats are trying to impeach him for it. They don’t like him doing what he was elected for nor do they have proof of their accusations. Suppositions, accusations or feelings are not proof. Judges, the State Department and Congress want to run the presidency. The FBI and CIA wanted to run the presidency until they were shaken up. Impeachment is just a Democrat term for overturning an election they lost.
Why wasn’t Joe Biden impeached for having a prosecutor in Ukraine fired for investigating his son? He threatened to withhold money if they didn’t. He then bragged about it (confession) on national television.
There is a 1998/1999 treaty with Ukraine on mutual assistance in criminal matters, which was passed by Congress and signed by Bill Clinton. There are six articles on this subject.
Why are the Democrats covering this up and why is the news media being complicit in the coverup? I am sick of the lying Democrats and the lying news media.
John Faulkner, Richland
Prescription costs
I am retired and on a fixed income. A new blood thinner was ordered to correct a medical problem. Brilinta costs $393 per month. Nothing else can be used since I am allergic to Plavix.
What bill don’t I pay? Do I stop eating? Most of us don’t have the retirement level of a congressman. How about getting something done about the cost of medicine. If you are a Republican, do not blame the Democrats, as your party was in power for a long time.
Do the job you were elected to and fix the cost of prescriptions.
Charlotte Ison, Benton City
Global warming is pollution problem
If Al Gore would have used the term “Global Pollution” instead of Global Warming, he would have had a much better reception. That is a term that people all over the world can relate to, especially if a large portion of your population are wearing surgical masks on the streets and their children are coughing, dying and developing expensive medical problems.
People can relate to children being kept inside at recess and acid rain on their cars and in the ocean, not to mention the plastics that our fish are eating.
If bigger tornados, hurricanes, floods and fires are introduced as a byproduct of the pollution, smog, smoke and exhaust from autos, trucks and airplanes, which people can visibly see and smell, they will be a whole lot more likely to do something about it.
When California had a smog problem, they did something about it. The rest of the world will too.
Just remember it is a pollution problem, and warming is just a byproduct.
Ken Anderson, Kennewick
This story was originally published December 11, 2019 at 12:01 AM with the headline "Letters: Dec. 11, 2019."