![I don’t know Mr. Taber, who wrote in on Jan. 24 (Letters) to give his two cents on why we have a massive deficit, but his logic that it is because of reasonable taxation on citizens is a tired argument and devoid of historical facts. The country was at a balanced budget until we fell right into the logic of Bin Laden, who wanted to cripple the U.S. economy with his terror attack. Two endless wars and the open checkbook to fight them started the massive debts that have followed. Once the floodgates opened and the national debt became an […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-21.jpg?w=129 "I don’t know Mr. Taber, who wrote in on Jan. 24 (Letters) to give his two cents on why we have a massive deficit, but his logic that it is because of reasonable taxation on citizens is a tired argument and devoid of historical facts. The country was at a balanced budget until we fell right into the logic of Bin Laden, who wanted to cripple the U.S. economy with his terror attack. Two endless wars and the open checkbook to fight them started the massive debts that have followed. Once the floodgates opened and the national debt became an […]")
Flawed logic on nation’s large budget deficit: Letters
I don’t know Mr. Taber, who wrote in on Jan. 24 (Letters) to give his...
Letters to the Editor
![Re “Bill could keep Trump off ballot in November” (Jan. 22): The negative hyperbolic reactions of many politicians trying to remove Trump from the ballot is anti-American. It is not up to biased politicians or an unelected bureaucrat to decide for them. In the case of Trump, he has not been found guilty of insurrection, and more than that is the fact that it hasn’t been established in law that Jan. 6 was an insurrection. The fact that several of the candidates that dropped out have declared their support for Trump and millions of voters have indicated that Trump is […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-20.jpg?w=129 "Re “Bill could keep Trump off ballot in November” (Jan. 22): The negative hyperbolic reactions of many politicians trying to remove Trump from the ballot is anti-American. It is not up to biased politicians or an unelected bureaucrat to decide for them. In the case of Trump, he has not been found guilty of insurrection, and more than that is the fact that it hasn’t been established in law that Jan. 6 was an insurrection. The fact that several of the candidates that dropped out have declared their support for Trump and millions of voters have indicated that Trump is […]")
Trump 2024: Letters
Re “Bill could keep Trump off ballot in November” (Jan. 22): The negative hyperbolic reactions...
![Re “Newsom: Homekey program a success” (Jan. 19): Is anyone stupid enough to think that spending billions to house the homeless under Newsom was a success for taxpayers? Rundown hotels were purchased with taxpayer funds to provide shelter for the homeless. Following that, the city turns to other funding groups for operation. Afterwards, the mindful governor asks for more tax money, which will remain an endless source of support for centuries to come. It is the government, not the homeless, that owns the newly made facilities for the homeless. With this new property in their portfolio, our government will continue […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-19.jpg?w=129 "Re “Newsom: Homekey program a success” (Jan. 19): Is anyone stupid enough to think that spending billions to house the homeless under Newsom was a success for taxpayers? Rundown hotels were purchased with taxpayer funds to provide shelter for the homeless. Following that, the city turns to other funding groups for operation. Afterwards, the mindful governor asks for more tax money, which will remain an endless source of support for centuries to come. It is the government, not the homeless, that owns the newly made facilities for the homeless. With this new property in their portfolio, our government will continue […]")
Shelter for the homeless: Letters
Re “Newsom: Homekey program a success” (Jan. 19): Is anyone stupid enough to think that...
![How will I respond to new COVID? With a yawn I got the COVID shot in March 2021 and the booster three weeks later. I didn’t catch the dreaded bug until September 2022 after attending a large convention in Los Angeles. That’s right, I’m living life as usual. I refuse to live in fear of something over which I have little control. I caught my first cold virus in five years a couple of weeks ago. Yes, I tested for COVID-19, just in case. It came back negative. But I kept my social interactions at a minimum. I didn’t go […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-18.jpg?w=129 "How will I respond to new COVID? With a yawn I got the COVID shot in March 2021 and the booster three weeks later. I didn’t catch the dreaded bug until September 2022 after attending a large convention in Los Angeles. That’s right, I’m living life as usual. I refuse to live in fear of something over which I have little control. I caught my first cold virus in five years a couple of weeks ago. Yes, I tested for COVID-19, just in case. It came back negative. But I kept my social interactions at a minimum. I didn’t go […]")
Concerned or casual about new COVID?: Letters
How will I respond to new COVID? With a yawn I got the COVID shot...
![I’m highly concerned about the new COVID strain When most people have thrown caution into the wind, and cases are rising nationwide, I maintain a high concern about the new evolving COVID. Yes, I have friends who have reported being infected recently — just last week. Despite being vaccinated, they still got it, although they appear to be getting better. I always wear an N-95 when in public places, but few do except those of us in the older generation. Attitudes about masking suck. Last week a stranger half my age came up behind me in the grocery store, and […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-17.jpg?w=129 "I’m highly concerned about the new COVID strain When most people have thrown caution into the wind, and cases are rising nationwide, I maintain a high concern about the new evolving COVID. Yes, I have friends who have reported being infected recently — just last week. Despite being vaccinated, they still got it, although they appear to be getting better. I always wear an N-95 when in public places, but few do except those of us in the older generation. Attitudes about masking suck. Last week a stranger half my age came up behind me in the grocery store, and […]")
Concerned or casual about new COVID?: Letters
I’m highly concerned about the new COVID strain When most people have thrown caution into...
![No more demonstration of the Associated Press’s extreme left-wing prejudice, distortive diatribe and perjury is needed than the article “Trump’s victory momentous” (Jan. 16). Vowing to overturn Biden’s wreck of destruction is not “vengeance,” but hope. Trump is called a “flawed front-runner” without discussion of his policy mandates, yet Biden’s evident and proven policy and no-policy failures are somehow non-existent. He “fueled constant chaos in the White House” while it actually was the Associated Press and media that kept and keep the polarized fire lit. His rhetoric described as “once used by Adolph Hitler.” And more! The authors need their […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-16.jpg?w=129 "No more demonstration of the Associated Press’s extreme left-wing prejudice, distortive diatribe and perjury is needed than the article “Trump’s victory momentous” (Jan. 16). Vowing to overturn Biden’s wreck of destruction is not “vengeance,” but hope. Trump is called a “flawed front-runner” without discussion of his policy mandates, yet Biden’s evident and proven policy and no-policy failures are somehow non-existent. He “fueled constant chaos in the White House” while it actually was the Associated Press and media that kept and keep the polarized fire lit. His rhetoric described as “once used by Adolph Hitler.” And more! The authors need their […]")
Trump’s win in the Iowa caucuses sign of hope: Letters
No more demonstration of the Associated Press’s extreme left-wing prejudice, distortive diatribe and perjury is...
![I think a significant issue left out of the report “Panel: California’s push to construct homes yet to work” (Jan. 13) is the capital gains tax. If a buyer purchased a home in the mid 1980s for say $200,000 and sell it now for $1,800,000, it’s not an unrealistic gain for the current market. This gain subtracting the original purchase price and the $250,000 exclusion for a single person could subject this seller to a capital gains tax on as much or more than $500,000. (I used a state and federal combined rate of 40%.) Could be less but still […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-15.jpg?w=129 "I think a significant issue left out of the report “Panel: California’s push to construct homes yet to work” (Jan. 13) is the capital gains tax. If a buyer purchased a home in the mid 1980s for say $200,000 and sell it now for $1,800,000, it’s not an unrealistic gain for the current market. This gain subtracting the original purchase price and the $250,000 exclusion for a single person could subject this seller to a capital gains tax on as much or more than $500,000. (I used a state and federal combined rate of 40%.) Could be less but still […]")
California’s capital gains tax is the real issue: Letters
I think a significant issue left out of the report “Panel: California’s push to construct...
![Re “On the right and the left madness the norm” (Jan. 14): I’m sorry but madness in America right now comes exclusively from the right as well as the political violence part. The right tries to portray the Jan.6 insurrection as if it were some kind of tea party or a left-wing false flag when in reality the insurrectionist-in-chief, Donald J. Trump, now seeks credit for the attempted coup as well as argue that it was his right, due to Article 11, to do “whatever he wants.” It infuriates me when people try to claim both sides are doing it. […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-14.jpg?w=129 "Re “On the right and the left madness the norm” (Jan. 14): I’m sorry but madness in America right now comes exclusively from the right as well as the political violence part. The right tries to portray the Jan.6 insurrection as if it were some kind of tea party or a left-wing false flag when in reality the insurrectionist-in-chief, Donald J. Trump, now seeks credit for the attempted coup as well as argue that it was his right, due to Article 11, to do “whatever he wants.” It infuriates me when people try to claim both sides are doing it. […]")
The madness is on the right and not on the left: Letters
Re “On the right and the left madness the norm” (Jan. 14): I’m sorry but...
![Yes, absolutely, bring on the third-party choices I’ve been saying it for years, the two-party system no longer works. I have always voted a certain way, but more times than not, it has been just to keep the other candidate from getting elected. I wouldn’t vote for a third party in this election simply for that reason. But, I think by this point, there should be no party affiliations. And at this point, the candidates, like the president, should be neutral. The only way a third party would have a fair chance in a national election is if campaign funding […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-13.jpg?w=129 "Yes, absolutely, bring on the third-party choices I’ve been saying it for years, the two-party system no longer works. I have always voted a certain way, but more times than not, it has been just to keep the other candidate from getting elected. I wouldn’t vote for a third party in this election simply for that reason. But, I think by this point, there should be no party affiliations. And at this point, the candidates, like the president, should be neutral. The only way a third party would have a fair chance in a national election is if campaign funding […]")
Would you back 3rd party for president?: Letters
Yes, absolutely, bring on the third-party choices I’ve been saying it for years, the two-party...
![I’m looking at No Labels Overwhelming evidence that some 70% of Americans don’t want Biden or Trump on the ticket. Americans are tired of the radical left and radical right controlling politics, focusing on destroying each other, and neglecting the work of the people. Never has America been more ready to embrace a third-party with center, center-left, center-right and reasoned candidates. My eyes are on No Labels. And if people argue “spoiler,” I say it is the Democrats and the Republicans who have distorted and destroyed the two-party system. — Dennis Boyer, Laguna Niguel We don’t need a third-party […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-12.jpg?w=129 "I’m looking at No Labels Overwhelming evidence that some 70% of Americans don’t want Biden or Trump on the ticket. Americans are tired of the radical left and radical right controlling politics, focusing on destroying each other, and neglecting the work of the people. Never has America been more ready to embrace a third-party with center, center-left, center-right and reasoned candidates. My eyes are on No Labels. And if people argue “spoiler,” I say it is the Democrats and the Republicans who have distorted and destroyed the two-party system. — Dennis Boyer, Laguna Niguel We don’t need a third-party […]")
Would you back 3rd party for president?: Letters
I’m looking at No Labels Overwhelming evidence that some 70% of Americans don’t want Biden...