Enough already
Re “Charlie Kirk Memorial Day proposed by Ohio lawmakers,” (Sept. 15): The Charlie Kirk hysteria that is overtaking the country is embarrassing. There is absolutely no reason to have a memorial day in his honor.
Unless you intend to create memorial days for other victims of political violence, you need to quit cherry-picking issues that you think will put you in the spotlight and do the job you were elected to do.
Katherine Strope, Akron
If Trump leads, we’ll follow
Re “Kirk, Minnesota assassinations show U.S. must get its soul back,” Sept. 19: I greatly respect and admire John Kasich.
To me, he is one of our most balanced politicians we’ve ever had in this country. I listen to him with great interest whenever he speaks. However, I know he knows that in reality, any change in a group must start with the leaders of that group.
That’s just a fact in group dynamics, whether it’s a small group of kindergarteners or it’s a group of caucus members, the members of a board, or Congress — it doesn’t matter.
The leadership of that group, regardless of how it comes about, determines much of what happens with the people in the group.
Yes, I’m talking about our President Donald Trump, and many of his associates — people in his cabinet who have incredible leadership positions who, in my opinion, don’t portray messages of unity, peace, tolerance and cooperation.
I don’t feel much different about the other side, because they’re usually arguing and fighting back those very issues they see in Republicans — that’s a losing battle.
It’s only a fight to fight — a tooth for a tooth. But I have to say the punches being thrown by the president are hard to explain and understand, especially if you have voted for him and respect him and want him to succeed.
The president has so much respect, and it is key that this respect be kindled, as it would immediately change the dynamics of one group in particular: the United States of America.
Michael Zaborowski, London
We can’t even afford McDonald’s after taxes
I believe if you paid property taxes on your home for 25 years that you’ve paid enough.
My wife and I are selling things just to make ends meet. We are on disability, and it’s not enough while raising a grandson after my son died from fentanyl.
If you’re 65, you roughly paid taxes for 40 to 45 years. Somewhere, there should be a tax break, and the biggest one would be your home, so you can stay in it.
We sacrificed everything to get our house paid off so we could make it in retirement years. Guess what. We can’t afford to go out and have a dinner even at McDonald’s because our taxes come first.
It just keeps so much anxiety on me as a husband and father that I’m going to lose my home soon. The only choice I might have is a reverse mortgage that will cost me my home, and my children won’t be able to keep it.
Bobby Chafin, Columbus
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