LETTERS: Ultra-rich fly flag in midterm elections
To the editor:
We have a new flag waving over America, all red with a big white star in the middle. The white star signifies the ultra-rich. They bought another election with fear and lies, and most of all their hatred of President Barack Obama.
In 2016, maybe we will get our old flag back. It will depend on how much the ultra-rich are willing to spend to keep theirs.
JOHN TOMINSKY
LAS VEGAS
Reid doesn’t get it
To the editor:
Sen. Harry Reid was quoted last Tuesday night as asserting that Democratic losses show voters want the parties to work together. Sen. Reid doesn’t get it; the country is fed up with him protecting President Barack Obama’s behind by stalling legislation in the Senate for years.
More than 300 pieces of legislation passed by the House — including a budget — have languished on Sen. Reid’s desk without action. Even Senate Democrats can’t get legislation by Sen. Reid.
Voters weren’t signaling that they want the parties to work together. Rather, they were sending the message that they were tired of Sen. Reid’s obstinance and disdain. All they heard from Sen. Reid, over and over, was “Redskins …” “Koch brothers…” “Dead upon arrival in the Senate…” and such.
Well, as Nevadans shouted last week, “No more Harry Reid!” Once the election results were in, that was echoed across America. But Sen. Reid still doesn’t get it.
GEORGE PUCINE
LAS VEGAS
Nevada’s land
To the editor:
Many on the left are bemoaning the K-12 education system in Nevada, saying it’s been left without any funding after the defeat of Question 3. Yet with the landslide GOP victory here and around the nation, we in Nevada now have a chance to get a revenue source that the U.S. Constitution intended for every state to have — and which Nevada has been denied since its creation.
Our state government needs to demand that the federal government give Nevada all the land inside its borders. Every square inch of it. Yes, the government can keep what it is constitutionally allowed to have (buildings, forts, armories etc.), and even the huge Nellis range. But all other land in Nevada belongs to us. If the government wants it, it can buy it.
Once we get that land back, our coffers will fill. All the mines in the state are leased from the federal government. The mines also pay royalties to the federal government. The grazing rights go to the federal government, along with oil exploration fees and more, rather than to the rightful owner of the land, the state of Nevada.
If we, as the state, could sell and lease our land, and collect fees for its use like every state back east, we would have many money problems solved. We need to demand our state gets its land.
PAUL RODRIGUES
LAS VEGAS
Hit-and-run accidents
To the editor:
With all the hit-and-run accidents and pedestrian deaths of late, I think it’s time to change our laws. Anytime someone is caught after a hit-and-run, they should be presumed to be under the influence at the time and charged accordingly. For drivers legitimately involved accidentally, this might make them stop and possibly render aid.
RICHARD ANDES
LAS VEGAS
Soccer stadium
To the editor:
What part of “no” don’t Cordish Cos. and Findlay Sports &Entertainment understand? Now they’re proposing adding parks and parking to the plans for a downtown soccer stadium (“Soccer proposal repackaged in attempt to build support,” Thursday Review-Journal). Gee, I wanted to helicopter my way in and avoid the parking.
How about this: Let them build the stadium if they agree to build five new schools in their first five years of operation. Then after that, they pay a 5 percent tax on gross yearly income. Goooal!
KIPP ALTEMARA
LAS VEGAS
