INTERESTING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR


GOP voters out-Foxed
Printed in the Spokesman-Review

Two-thirds of American corporations, including GE and ExxonMobil, pay no income taxes at all, and yet, Rick Perry, Herman Cain and now Mitt Romney are more concerned about the lack of income tax contributions from America's rapidly expanding impoverished class!
This is just another reason why you would have to be a very greedy millionaire, or just politically challenged and completely out-Foxed to vote Republican these days.
In spite of all the lavish tax breaks and government giveaways to their parents, one in four children in the United States will go hungry at times next year and that, apparently, is not enough for these flat-tax GOP presidential candidates.
The Occupy Wall Streeters have got it right. It's time for Americans with any scruples to quit writing letters and go out into the streets.

William Betz
Newport, WA
Nov. 16, 2011

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Where are the jobs, Cathy?
Printed in the Spokesman-Review

What were we thinking in 2010 when the Republicans were swept into power in the House?
John Boehner, Eric Cantor and our own Cathy McMorris Rodgers all said that jobs were the No.1 priority. What did we get? We got seven bills outlawing federal funding for abortion (which is already outlawed), a bill to keep "In God we Trust" the national motto, a fake crisis over the debt ceiling, laws in several states that will effectively restrict voting for the poor, seniors, students and blacks, a push to cut jobs for the public sector (who will you call in an emergency when the police and firemen are all laid off?), and protection for the richest 1 percent and banks while punishing the poor and middle class. One thing we didn't see is any jobs bills.
So, again, Cathy, where are the jobs? When are you going to think for yourself, care about your constituents and not suck up to the big campaign contributors?

Ed Simpson
Spokane Valley
Nov. 17, 2011