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Why the Social Security system doesn’t work now

DEAR EDITOR: As a person who was born in 1935, raised during the beginnings of Social Security, let me explain how it worked. In the wake of the Depression, a group of people trying to survive got together, worked and paid their dues, then the next generation worked and paid their dues, therefore providing the money for the last generation. The reason that Social Security is failing is because of automation and isolation. These later generations no longer bond together for the good of everyone; now it’s everyone for themselves. This original work method no longer exists. ...

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No Kings protests are useless and ineffective. They are largely performative and lacking in concrete policy demands. These demonstrations are simply a way to “blow off steam” rather than a strategic campaign with specific goals. Trump is still president and continues to make America great again! — Struthers In response to last week’s Sound Off: No, Democrats do not want to give illegal aliens the right to vote! This is just another “alternate fact” that the Lying King and his propaganda cable news enablers promote to deflect from his crimes and power grabs. This man ...

Treating U.S. allies like losers is not good strategy

DEAR EDITOR: Back when presidents had advisers who were expected to give them advice rather than massage their egos by telling them what they wanted to hear, Gen. Colin Powell warned George W. Bush about the dangers of invading Middle Eastern countries by quoting the Pottery Barn rule. “You break it, you own it.” Twenty-four years later, no one around President Trump would have had the temerity to remind him of the rule. But it wouldn’t have mattered, because Trump has rewritten it to suit himself: I break it, you own it. Unlike other presidents, Trump did not consult with ou ...

Trump’s policies have us headed to the poor house

DEAR EDITOR: On the March 19 opinion page, Star Parker warns against complaining about the price of gas. On the opposite page is the headline “US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war.” On the front page, school workers need more money and Page 3 laments Trumbull County seeking funds to replace a bridge! Trump’s leadership is putting us all in the poor house! Did I mention the cost of groceries or housing? STEVE SOLAK Youngstow

Donald Trump has made America unrecognizable

DEAR EDITOR: Star Parker doesn’t get it. She thinks everything is political. It is not that Democrats don’t love the United States, we just don’t recognize it any more. Can you imagine Eisenhower or Kennedy hawking gold shoes or Bibles for sale on TV or selling them in the White House? None of the other presidents destroyed part of “the People’s House” to make it look like a gaudy casino. Don’t let him destroy the Kennedy Center! Did you have to hustle your kids out of the room when other presidents were on TV because they were making crude remarks about disabled people ...

The real cost of Trump’s war for Americans

DEAR EDITOR: Trump attacks Iran, you pay. A $100,000 retirement fund invested to mirror the S&P 500 has lost $5,000 since Trump’s attack. If you had $200,000 invested you’ve lost $10,000 ... in 3 weeks. But wait, there’s more. The Pentagon wants a fresh $200 BILLION to keep fighting Trump’s war. That’s money you’ll be paying. Hold on, we’re not finished. Gas is up 30+%. So if you drive 1,000 miles a month and buy 30 gallons of gas, that’s about $30 more a month or $360 a year — more if you drive more or get under 33 miles a gallon. BILL ADAMS Austintown