Clinton responds to Mueller
Re: ”How we should respond to Mueller report,” April 25 opinion column
Hillary Clinton hits the old nail on the head. As the orange elephant in the room continues his circus act, the House, even in acknowledging the elephantap defecation on the Constitution, must not lose sight of governing, creating, and passing legislation for the betterment, of not the rich few, but America and the world as a whole.
Tom Schnickel, Littleton
The writer must be an imposter to suggest that we must hold someone “accountable for obstructing the investigation and possibly breaking the law.” The writer cannot be the same person who deleted 33,000 subpoenaed emails (some classified), had an unauthorized server used to conduct government business, BleachBit the server to hide evidence, smashed cell phones and tablets to hide evidence, then was cleared because of a “chance” meeting on the tarmac. The writer ends with “A crime was committed against all Americans and all Americans should demand action and accountability.” If AG Barr does what he said he will do, maybe the real Hillary Clinton can write a guest commentary from prison.
David Nelson, Denver
Stop tinkering with the market
This week has produced two seemingly dissimilar announcements. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has called for wiping out a substantial portion of student loan debt. And, Medicare trustees have reported that Medicare will be insolvent within seven years. What do these issues have in common?
Both health care and education have been experiencing hyperinflation for over two decades. Policymakers sought to solve the problem of access to higher education by guaranteeing student loans. And a combination of expanded Medicaid and individual and family market subsidies have allowed millions to obtain insurance. What is not admitted is that when government or corporations tinker with the marketplace using subsidies, it invariably leads to inflation.
The plain and simple fact is that the student debt problem will never be solved if higher education continues to hyper-inflate. And health care entitlements will struggle to survive as long as health care costs keep climbing. No amount of subsidy will do anything other than accelerate inflation. Itap oxygen pumped into a fire. The situation is no longer sustainable.
Francis M. Miller, Parker
Sign at DIA destined to fail
Re: “$14.5 million sign broken after 16 months,” April 10 news story
When I first saw Denver International Airportap new high tech entrance sign many months ago, I was appalled. Clearly this was an effort to garner additional advertising revenue to pad the city’s coffers.
However, my first thought was how stupid! Not only is it an enormous eyesore, but at night it is a huge distraction causing drivers’ attentions to be diverted from the roadway thereby creating a serious safety hazard.
Additionally to spend $14 million is ludicrous when there are so many more pressing city needs. It just demonstrates how out of touch city government is with the needs of its citizens.
So when I read this past week’s Post article regarding the operational problems of the new entrance sign, I just figured that there actually is some justice yet in this world!
Joe Crystal, Denver
