Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Arizona Daily Star.
Presidential candidate Joe Biden spent almost the entire 2020 presidential campaign isolated in his basement. That strategy was a roaring success ... he was elected President.I was hoping that Mr. Biden would remain in isolation for the duration of his term as President, with the expectation that his isolation strategy might help his Presidency enjoy some success, too.Jul 28, 2022
Reasonable people would ban AR-15s and other assault weapons. Gun lovers complain that such bans would violate their Second Amendment rights. Either way, it makes no sense to ban AR-15s or any named weapon because gun makers can change a basic design feature , rename it ,”or make an entirely new weapon, and, ipso facto, these weapons are not banned.
I don’t know about the rest of the Southern Arizona customers, but I figure my share of $70 million is a little over $160. Amortize that over five years and that’s about $3 a month. I wouldn’t be thrilled with that, but I’d sure pay it. And keep it going past five years to start burying some of the rest of TEP’s blight.
In 2020, Proposition 208 added a surtax to incomes over $250,000, funds to be used for education. To subvert that, Ducey reduced the nominal tax rate. Result: no additional money for public education.