(September 24, 2012)
[Please include your first and last names, and your city and state of residence. Thank you.] Utopian Dreams: Manuel García on the Republican Convention and Gilles d'Aymery on the French Fiscal Exodus Dear Editor: The Republican National Convention was indeed all fluff, and Manuel García's conclusion that "If you're in, you're in, and you know the unspoken agenda behind all the fluff...if you're not in, you're not supposed to be" was proven true this week by Mitt Romney's "47%" video. It's only when the cameras are seemingly off that we learn what the right wing thinks about the rest of us. Unfortunately, García's dream for free education and health care is going to remain just that, and if Obama wins a second term the best we can hope for is 4 more years of gridlock and maybe holding on to what's left of our democracy. Even Ralph Nader has given up on changing the system, so what can the rest of us do? America should take note of all the wealthy fleeing from France as described in Gilles d'Aymery's Blips. Maybe we could do the same thing in America -- significantly raise taxes on the rich so they'll all move to Canada. Only then could the remaining 99% could take control (another utopian dream...). Adam Cooper Detroit, Michigan, USA - September 19, 2012 ********** We appreciate and welcome your comments. Please, enter in the subject line of your e-mail "letter to the editor," and specify the article or the subject you are commenting on at the beginning of your e-mail. Also, ***PLEASE,*** sign your e-mail with your name ***AND*** add your city, state, country, address, and phone number. If we publish your opinion we will only include your name, city, state, and country. Send your comments to the Editor. (Letters may be shortened and edited.) |