On the road to serfdom

On the road to serfdom

EDITOR:

It has been said that hell is a place where there is no reason. If this is true then Washington, D.C., is surely hell on earth. The president and Congress continue to push the country leftward despite the majority of the population describing themselves as conservative.

The politicians continue to spend and debase our currency. Stimulus money goes to Al Gore so he and a car company in Finland can build a hybrid car. This will help the unemployment here in the United States? Global warming is the new religion, yet no one explains the multiple eras of warming and cooling (ice ages) when SUVs didn’t exist. The current 2,000 page health-care bill has possible jail terms for those who don’t purchase insurance while being proclaimed by Nancy Pelosi as responsible legislation.

Charles Rangel, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, failed to pay thousands of dollars in taxes. He claims he was ignorant of the tax laws, yet his committee writes the tax laws. California places a 10 percent surtax on everyone in the state, which is confiscation of their money. I guess cutting spending isn’t in their lexicon of ideas.

The numerous tea bag protesters have been described as unAmerican, yet the left has always conducted protests. I guess liberals approve of free speech as long as it meets their approval. They were like this in the 1960s and continue this trend to the present. Liberals are neither liberal nor democratic, but have always been fascist. They want to control every aspect of life because we are only “children” and they know better.

Margaret Thatcher once said, “the trouble with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of someone else’s money.” As some of the American people look to Washington for more largesse, the “Road to Serfdom” gets wider.

JIM McCLOSKEY

Boardman

A night at the opera

EDITOR:

On Friday evening, Nov. 6, Opera Western Reserve presented their sixth production at Stambaugh Auditorium. “Carmen” by Georges Bizet was an outstanding performance to an almost full house.

Each year attendance has increased with opera gaining popularity in this area. The quality of performances under the direction of David Vosburgh, and orchestra directed by Susan Davenny Wyner, and the leadership of Patricia Fleck Kavic, chairman of Opera Western Reserve, deserve much applause for their accomplishments.

This performance was dedicated to the memory of Betty Allen, international opera star, educator, mezzo-soprano and Youngstown area native, who passed away this year.

The Youngstown Opera Guild once again hosted the annual Georgio Tozzi Scholarship Dinner in the Stambaugh ballroom preceding the performance.

Those of us who grew up attending the Metropolitan Opera in New York City can now be so proud to have Opera Western Reserve bring area residents truly great opera.

DOLORES WINFIELD IANNUCCI

Boardman