Letters to the editor for Tuesday, July 27, 2021 – News-Press

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It is quite unbelievable that anyone could still support the actions of our governor. Almost 40,000 deaths and 2.5 million infections at who knows what cost and there are people who say that he's doing a wonderful job. Like I said: unbelievable except in the alternate reality world where so many Trumpers live. Those same people praised ex-President Trump for taking our country to the cleaners. It's so good to be bad.

Since there is no leadership in Florida, we now have a 15 percentpositivity rate and a 60 percentincrease in COVIDinfections. We are trying hard to be the number one worst state in our union but all that is just wonderful to the true believers. The idea of the government working to keep the population safe is just so out of fashion in Florida. Sometimes I wonder how the state ever passed speed limits on our highways. I mean it's about freedom to die and infect yourneighbors, right?

Fred Rump, Golden Gate Estates

Having taken credit during his recent rallies for development of the COVIDvaccine, including the rally here in Florida at the beginning of this month, to underwhelming appreciation from the MAGA crowds, it would be nice if former President Trumpwould enthusiastically encourage his supporters to use it.

But, alas, since it hurts his political opposition to have to grapple with the revived spread of the disease due largely to unvaccinated people, he wont do it.

Allowing his adoring adherents to become ill, spread the disease to others, or die of it, even losing some deceased voters here and elsewhere, is of no moment to him, as long as it has negative effect on his foes.

Not only was the ex-Presidents administration monstrously inept in handling the pandemic, but his reticence about inoculation magnifies the historic incompetence.

Marshall H.Tanick, North Naples

When Iwas in business we weighed decisions on a simple basis of upside/downside.If we went ahead with a decision what was the likely return(upside) vs. the possibility of no return or even a loss (downside).Seems simple enough to apply to vaccination.If you get the vaccine you are protected and you have a very small chance of any adverse reaction (upside).If you don't get the vaccination you could die.Or you could contribute to somebody else's death (downside).

'Nuf said.

Charlie Berry, Naples

I see in a story on Page 14A of Sundays Naples Daily News that we taxpayers in Florida are going to fund the Walt Disney Co. one of the wealthiest corporations on earth to the tune of $578 million (more than half a billion dollars!) for building and operating a regional campus near Lake Nona to house the roughly 2,000 workers who will transfer to Florida from California.

Do not be confused by this. When a company receives an estimated $578 million in credits from the state of Florida over the next 19 years, that money is coming from our pockets as residents and taxpayers of Florida, either in funds givento the company or in taxes that are notcollected from the company, despite its added strain to our infrastructure.

Thatcomes to $289,000 per worker, in case anyone in our state government didnt bother to do the math, and of course that money doesnt go to the workers; it goes to the Walt Disney Co.

I know some will counter that those 2,000 workers coming from California to Florida will pay their share of property taxes and fees and spend money here, but it will be a drop in the bucket compared to what their employer has reaped, and to the impact of their added housing, cars, water usage, children in schools, etc.

Vicky Bowles, Fort Myers

I got my first job out of college in 1977. At the time the $14,000 per year I received was a small fortune. I was surprised the next year to receive a 10 percentraise. The euphoria was short-lived as I realized that annual inflation was running at 14 percentat the time and that my larger salary actually represented a substantial loss of purchasing power. Tamping down inflation in the early Reagan years was painful for our country and Im afraid the current monetary and fiscal policies are leading us to the same debacle. The statements from government that inflation is transitory is familiar, a common refrain from the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations. Congress has the ability to print money, but Americans will ultimately pay for their fiscal irresponsibility. You may get a $15 minimum wage, but what good is that if its only worth $10 in real spending power. Its just another political gimmick.

Mike Lorton, Port Charlotte

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