Letters
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Why are telemarketers with a personal agenda exempt from the “No Call List”?
Why are telemarketers with a personal agenda exempt from the “No Call List”?
I’m on the Mississippi ‘no call list’.
My family and I sat down to dinner last night at 7 p.m. (Oct. 17). At 7:10 p.m., we received a telephone call from a fast-talking, pro-life ‘Christian’ group saying they were call 33,000 Mississippians at the same time and that we were all in a live “town hall meeting” and, if we stayed on the line, we could ask questions. Of course, it turned out to be a pre-recorded call. My dinner got cold while I tried to figure out who was calling and to discover a way to delete my number from their calling list. -
Reader has problem with utility bills
Gentlemen:
Even if rental spaces are vacant, I still have to pay the City’s utility bill for each space. At that rate, my utilities are $4,800; whereas, taxes on my building are $4,500. -
Shock and grief on 9-11
Editor:
I spent September 11, 2001, as much of the world did: on the Internet, sharing in the global outpouring of shock and grief. I will never forget the juxtaposition of the ruined skyscrapers against an appalling blue sky. Americans of all backgrounds queued to give blood, to donate, to enlist in an imminent war. Others sought ways to serve at home through national service. -
Writer opposes Contraflow
Editor:
And to all officials that have to do with starting Contraflow traffic.
Do not, do not do Contraflow traffic. Let the people go on about their way, they know where they are going. -
Anger over checkpoint
Editor:
Mississippi State Troopers had a roadblock/checkpoint set up at the intersection of Hwy 603 & Hwy 43 in Kiln on Saturday morning July 30. As my wife and I approached this check point we were not worried, as my Dodge Ram Pickup was in good running order with all proper documentation. -
From a senior’s point of view:
Editor:
We the public (people) have been lied to and have no idea where our taxed monies have been spent. All could not have been spent on the wars.
First: the federal taxes paid in the years we worked; were to run the country. Or so I thought and with any luck some left over. -
Why I am a member of the Democratic Party
In response to your article prior to the Primary Election about the demise of the Democratic Party in Pearl River County, I am a Democrat and proud to say so. Let me outline my reasons for being a member of this demonized party.
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Open primary ballot needed
The election on this past Tuesday once again proved the need for an open primary ballot. One that has all of the names listed in alphabetical order for each office regardless of party affiliation, independent or otherwise. If this had been in place at this election it would have been less confusion and more realistic democratic results. The restraints fixed by party vote prevent the voter from exercising his choice for each candidate. Many voters would choose some Republicans and some Democrats and would not make a 100% exclusive party choice. The party ballot that we are now using prevents a voter from exercising his own individual choice as to candidates for each office.
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Salter’s Medicaid “Time Bomb” is an Economic Boom for Mississippi
Editor:
For too long as a state, we’ve been baited by pundits and politicians alike into a false sense of self-sufficiency. While Mississippi is indeed a charitable state, we receive our share of charity as well. That’s why Sid Salters characterization last week of Medicaid as a “ticking time bomb” is both puzzling and disturbing to me. I don’t know about you, but the thought of a ticking time bomb brings nothing positive to my mind. The constant campaign of mistruths, half-truths and outright lies about Medicaid continues to further the theme that Medicaid is a curse and not the blessing that it really is to this state. Medicaid, without a doubt, is one of the surest job creators we have. -
Local reader is part of that one percentile
Editor:
I am one of the 1%
Entitlement? What the hell is wrong here?
Remember, not only did you contribute to Social Security but your employer did too. It totaled 15% of your income before taxes. If you averaged only 30K over your working life, that’s close to $220,500. If you calculate the future value of $4,500 per year (yours & your employer’s contribution) at a simple 5% (less than what the govt. pays on the money that it borrows), after 49 years of working (me) you’d have $892,919.98. If you took out only 3% per year, you receive $26,787.60 per year and it would last better than 30 years, and that’s with no interest paid on that final amount on deposit! If you bought an annuity and it paid 4% per year, you’d have a lifetime income of $2,976.40 per month. The folks in Washington have pulled off a bigger Ponzi scheme than Bernie Madoff ever had. - More Letters Headlines
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Why are telemarketers with a personal agenda exempt from the “No Call List”?
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