ECONOMY: TNT criticizes the responsible side?
Re: “Will the Republican House please join the government?” (editorial, 12-26). One side promotes “soak the rich (and reduce our rate of spending over 10 years)” – which would solve less than 10...
View ArticleECONOMY: House Republicans represent real danger
Re: “Will the Republican House please join this government?” (editorial, 12-26). I agree with the editorial. I believe elections have consequences. Part of what voters said in our last election was...
View ArticleECONOMY: Up side to going over the fiscal cliff
Let’s face it, those who have earned income in 2013 will pay more taxes one way or another. But, when you look at the consequences of the fiscal cliff cuts, it’s really not that bad. In fact, many are...
View ArticleECONOMY: Majority spoke by re-electing president
A lame duck Congress has been asked to come to the aid of this country many times in its history; likely, a no more important time occurred in our republic than in 1865. In January of that year after...
View ArticleECONOMY: President isn’t up to the fiscal cliff task
Once again the president used the media as a political tool, with another useless “theatrical” set of remarks to the American people, this time complete with some democratic supporters lined up behind...
View ArticleECONOMY: Everyone will have to feel the hurt
Re: “House averts cliff; spending cuts delayed” (TNT, 1-2). Our representatives in the other Washington have managed to beat the clock again. However, it seems that this is just a repeat of the battle...
View ArticleCONGRESS: It’s past time for term limits
The president can only serve two terms in office. It’s time to limit the terms that members of Congress serve, too. It seems that the longer elected officials serve, the more distance separates them...
View ArticleCONGRESS: Very little leadership being shown
So our congressional “leaders” have reached a compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff. Now they are patting themselves on the back for “getting the job done.” But wait a minute, the Congressional Budget...
View ArticleECONOMY: Obama doesn’t want to reduce the deficit
How about that. The News Tribune editorial board, Katie Baird and even Eugene Robinson found religion. All of them are telling us the fiscal cliff agreement which will bring in $100 billion per year...
View ArticleBUDGET: Legislators mustn’t cut vital Medicare services
As a health care provider who cares for Tacoma-area patients with kidney failure who rely on life-saving dialysis, I want to thank Congressman Derek Kilmer for his recent visit to DaVita’s Tacoma...
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