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The Daily News will print letters related to the Nov. 5 general elections through Thursday, Oct. 31, with submissions due no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. Letters should be no more than 250 words, preferably sent by email. To ensure all can have their say, new letter-writers will take priority over those whose election views already have been published if space becomes tight. Letters must be signed with a single name and include address and telephone number where the person can be reached in case of questions about content. The Daily News reserves the right to reject ...

Proposed tax breaks unfair

Three different tax breaks have been offered by one of our presidential candidates: no taxing tips, no taxing Social Security, and no taxing overtime. All are bad ideas. Whether it was the Pharaoh’s grain tax, taxes to the Romans, or the Kings of Europe, and today; no one likes to pay taxes. No taxing of tip income. Can any other idea be more unfair? Two people have an income of $30,000. One person makes widgets and the other is a waitress. The widget worker pays taxes on all of the $30K. The waitress only pays on $20K, assuming she makes $10K in tips. This tax break was only ...

Would you hire this person?

Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention suggested that if you have a strong concern about something, then “DO SOMETHING.” As a retired teacher, I will propose this situation: If you were responsible for hiring a teacher or a group leader — 4-H, scouts, Sunday school, etc. — and the application included: — Convicted felon for fraud; — Found liable for sexual abuse; — Disrespects people by name-calling; — Known for lies and cheating. Would you hire a person with a resume that reflect these values and behavior? Will your children say, ...

Are we being complicit?

What does supporting a person or group of people that defamed and denigrate a person, even if you don’t do it, mean? In the time we are living in and in fact the history of this country, that has occurred and is occurring. For example, it occurred in the Jim Crow era and slavery period of our history and is now occurring in political leaders and extremist organizations. In law one is guilty of a crime if involved or a facilitator of it. I believe that also applies to people that support ones who disrespect and denigrate others. Empowering, supporting, voting for parties, groups, ...

Debate question left unanswered

Hands down, Kamala Harris defeated Donald Trump in their first debate. Of course, blame is now being shifted to the two ABC moderators, David Muir and Linsey Davis, that they favored the vice president and that is the reason former president Trump lost the debate. Yes, the moderators were slanted toward Harris, but fact of the matter is Trump lost the debate because he did not prepare enough for it. A debate is no different than a sporting event and as any good coach will tell you, “Preparation is everything.” Quite honestly, the moderators gave him a pass on a very important ...

Debate ‘staged attack’ on Trump

Was that a debate? No, it was a staged attack on Donald Trump. A debate is between two candidates. This debate was Trump against Kamala Harris and two ABC debaters. Many times Trump was told by moderator David Muir, “That is not true.” (Editor’s note: ABC moderators fact-checked or clarified statements by Trump five times during the debate, compared with no fact-checks for Harris.) His statements were true, they did not like the truth. A question was asked of Harris — are Americans better off under her and President Joe Biden’s administration, or under Trump’s? She did ...