Government should cut subsidies to millionaires
As a follow-up to the July 14 letter from Louise Klaver, I agree with her 100 percent. Not only should all the politicians take a cut in salary and perks; they should get busy and do their job in collecting all the outstanding taxes owed by millionaires. But most of all, they should cut out all the farm subsidies to millionaires.
Why should anybody get paid more than $100,000 not to plant anything on his land, then you turn around and import the produce from other countries?
It is time to throw out all the old cronies in government and get someone who works for all the people, not only the rich.
It is time that people fight for the poor, especially for the ones that are not able to speak for themselves.
— Emilie Whitney
Salisbury
Lessons from ‘Old Hickory’
Andrew Jackson was our seventh president. He studied and practiced law in Salisbury and became a well-respected lawyer. He was elected president in 1828 and re-elected in 1832.
“Old Hickory” was not popular as a new president. But when he left office, he was very popular because he abolished the National Bank and gave the monies to private banks. He argued with the supporters of a national bank that supporting a national bank would be detrimental to the national economy. It would be nothing more than a bank loaning money to other countries and that would probably become bad debts. He was proven correct because during his second term he managed to collect many millions owed by France. He was also successful in collecting many other delinquent foreign debts. His opposition to a national bank was a great decision because, according to the Constitution, Congress was the only body of the federal government that could issue money or collect taxes. President Jackson proved right because the Federal Reserve System operating today is the most powerful body in our government.
Jackson was also a great hero in the War of 1812. He was a major general in this war, which defeated the British who were the invaders and commanded many more troops than Jackson.
A later president, Woodrow Wilson, disregarded the Constitution and allowed an illegal vote, which was not ratified by the states and created the Federal Reserve System. The Federal Reserve has never been audited. It is not a federal bank but is owned by 12 private banks.
Today, our government in Washington is failing to serve this greatest country on Earth. The president is not leading, Congress is a disaster, and the Federal Reserve is detrimental to the banking system and our economy.
— Victor S. Farrah
Salisbury
Thanks for your support
In December 2010, I was diagnosed with a rare type of bladder cancer that has changed our lives.
Words cannot express our gratitude to everyone for all the support and loving care we have received. It has been phenomenal how so many people from all across Rowan County and surrounding areas have worked so hard and given so much to help us during this time.
We feel God’s grace in all of this and are very humbled. May God bless each of you. With heartfelt thanks.
— Hugh and June Harkey
Salisbury