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Readers share views on Hillary Clinton, Republicans, political greed

Political hot air

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposes that the U.S. should provide debt-free tuition to college students. The GOP response is how is she going to pay for it?

But how are the Republicans planning to pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts they have promised?

The Democrats want to close a loophole that allows executives to avoid taxes on raises or bonuses if they make $16 million or more a year. The Democrats would use this tax savings to give retirees a raise. The GOP-controlled Congress has said no.

GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said that wages for America’s workers are too high, and every Republican running opposed raising the minimum wage.

The Republicans keep bringing up Clinton’s emails, even though several top Senate Republicans threatened to retaliate if retired Gen. David Petraeus were unduly punished for giving top-secret information to his lover. Evidently, the Republicans are willing to forgive and forget when it comes to the general but not so much when it comes to Clinton.

Could they possibly believe that all this won’t be effectively used against them by the Democrats during this year’s election?

Michal Betz

Wichita

GOP heaven

The current state of the economy is a product of Republican policies. Taxes on the wealthy have been cut. At the same time, we have fought three wars and not paid for them. Hello, national debt.

Starting with President Ronald Reagan, Republicans have waged war on union jobs. At the same time, corporations have been cutting payroll and salaries. Hello, Wal-Mart and income inequality.

Government has been starved of funds, resulting in a huge reduction in employment. Hello, small-government conservative.

Everywhere you look you see the fruits of the Republican agenda. This isn’t a problem for them; it’s nirvana.

High unemployment. Low wages. Underfunded regulatory agencies. For Republicans, this is having your cake and eating it, too.

John Chapman

Gladstone

Political greed

We all know our politicians are mostly people of wealth. It seems they start as country lawyers, mayors or some kind of a rich man’s lazy kid.

Anyway, they start in our backyard. They seem to keep stepping up the political ladder until our lives are in their hands.

They appear to be competent so we vote them in. First thing we know, they are working for the oil, mining, lumber or industrial groups to undermine us for profit.

I think of that when I see a disabled veteran. Then I look at all the politicians. None of them can seem to figure out a way to stop the wars.

They can make a lot of money awarding contracts for weapons.

It seems like most of our problems stem from politicians’ greed.

It doesn’t make any difference who we get in office. U.S. citizens get shortchanged.

Now from the city attorney to the president, whom do we see is fit to vote for?

When you vote, it’s like throwing gas on a fire.

Can we stop the wars?

William Leroy Elwood

Osceola, Mo.

Misnamed series

Although I’m not a real baseball fan, I did watch the Kansas City Royals last year in the playoffs and the series. I will probably watch them this year when they play on free TV.

My question: Why is it called the “World Series” and the winners are “world champions”?

Who else do they play besides Toronto, which is across the river. To call it a World Series or the winners world champions doesn’t make sense.

Formula One, soccer and tennis have events all over the world.

Bob Pryor

Raymore

Alzheimer’s pain

As I go up the road of life, I will continue to hold on to hope. My sincere and prayerful hope is that a cure will be discovered that will eliminate the terrible Alzheimer’s disease.

After 69 years of happy married life, Alzheimer’s brought death to my precious wife, Twila. I found comfort and renewed strength by going to Twila’s gravesite. I talked to Twila and in prayer gave thanks for her beautiful life.

It was so nice to see the newly placed gravestone with the Sutherland family beautifully recognized.

Recently, I was picked up at my apartment and taken to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. The occasion was a concert by a men’s “Out-Of-Hand” group. Its performance was spiritually lovely.

When I die, this group will have to share its musical message at the funeral.

Doug Sutherland

Raymore

This story was originally published May 21, 2016 at 10:33 AM with the headline "Readers share views on Hillary Clinton, Republicans, political greed."

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