The end of the longest gov’t shutdown: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Democrats ultimately permit the US authorities to reopen after the longest shutdown ever.
For 43 days, America noticed a main celebration wallow, bellow and degrade itself for no good trigger, as they’ve achieved earlier than (“Federal gov’t finally reopens,” Nov. 13).
The Democrats are actually a joke, and their “leaders” aren’t actual leaders.
Richard Klitzberg
Boca Raton
Let’s call this shutdown what it was — a failure of Congress to do its most elementary job. I don’t care which celebration is accountable.
Every member of Congress needs to be held answerable for doing his or her job. We voted for them to characterize us, not delay and posture whereas the authorities lurches from one funding disaster to the subsequent. We deserve a authorities that capabilities — not one which survives on stopgaps and excuses.
John Malley
East Marion
The federal authorities shutdown has come to a close, thank God.
However, many Trump voters grew to become collateral injury of this shutdown. I hope they acknowledge the man they positioned in workplace did this to them. May he and his congressional sycophants who went together with all of or not it’s held accountable.
Oren Spiegler
Peters Township, Pa.
Will there be one other authorities shutdown? Politicians in each events see evil of their opponents with out seeing the flaws of their own celebration. They all need to transcend the self-interest of their events, however will they?
An inexpensive dialogue of points might end in some acceptable grounds for settlement and keep away from a shutdown subsequent yr.
William Schoenl
East Lansing, Mich.
The longest authorities shutdown in US historical past is lastly over. Dems held America hostage for nothing. Republicans by no means needed a shutdown and fought day by day to reopen it. Now, let’s get America back to work.
Paul Bacon
Hallandale Beach, Fla.
The Issue: The US Mint’s discontinuation of penny manufacturing after 232 years.
After 232 years, the penny is finished (“ ‘Cent’ packing,” Nov. 13).
But pennies have many important capabilities except for irritating fidgety teen comfort store clerks. For instance, savvy residents wishing to keep away from tedious paperwork when buying a legal firearm can defend themselves by filling sturdy tube socks with pennies. And science dorks endlessly enamored with gravity toss them off skyscraper statement decks.
The penny forces us to contemplate our own insignificance, which displays our true place in the universe — not actually, of course, since copper is so rattling laborious to shine.
Oliver Mosier
Brooklyn
In response to your article, “Penny ‘pinch’ pains” (Nov. 6), my spouse’s suggestion is to have a “National Penny Give-Back Day.”
Individuals might flip of their pennies in return for a money cost, tax deduction, charitable contribution or one other merchandise.
The pennies would then be melted down and the metallic could be offered for industrial use in vital industries. It could be a win-win for everybody.
This day could possibly be a cooperative effort that reminds people that working collectively and placing apart variations for a good trigger can generate constructive advantages for everybody, all derived from a one cent penny no one had a use for.
George Kooluris
Bronxville
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