Opinion
‘Free money will always have strings attached’
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
I usually can read the editorials, bite my lips, pray and keep moving. Lately I've found it harder to do, so here I am expressing my concerns.
Please! How can it possibly help a struggling family to trade in an older car (most likely paid for) for a voucher of some amount of money to put down on a much newer car with months and months of payments plus higher insurance rates?
Not to mention the fact that some car dealerships working with money from the government will find a way to raise the cost of the new car. Truly you may never realize the savings, and would have thrown away a perfectly good used car A car that your neighbor could have bought at a reasonable price, to take children to school or go to work on. Please, people, it really makes no sense to go into debt trying to save money. Who are these people that voted that way? I believe we the people, who pay more than enough taxes to the government, have a right to know. I personally drive a older model as does my husband. We save gas by not driving so much .... duh.
We do our best to save by not spending more than we earn ... which can be a losing battle. But it's our battle. I hate the thought of one day having to go back into debt with another car payment because the older model cars have been sold off as junk.
I was raised to make something from nothing. Free money will always have strings attached. I'd like my life and freedoms without strings, please.
Jean Grimes
Tarboro
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Come meet Ashley Woolard Saturday
The First Congressional District is ready for a change. A change in leadership, a change in priorities, and a change in attitudes.
The last Republican to represent the First District was Walter Pool in 1883. Our stagnant advancement under the direction of the Democrats is evident that a change is needed. We need jobs and we need businesses to provide those jobs.
G. K. Butterfield is our representative in Washington. It is his duty to represent all members of his district. The people who are struggling to take care of their families, support their churches, and expect the government to represent them are ignored. How has Butterfield benefited his constituents?
He voted to destroy the best health care system in the world, and voted for a bill that he had never read that will cost the taxpayers trillions of dollars. He voted to use taxpayer money to perform abortions in the healthcare bill.
He voted for Cap and Trade that will destroy millions of jobs at a time we need them most. This bill will drive more businesses out of the country. He was appointed to the Helsinki Committee to adopt the U. N. Global standards of environmental policies.
He voted for finance reform that will further restrict businesses and make it more difficult to maintain job growth.
Butterfield is loyal to Nancy Pelosi, and she has appointed him to several important committees. One of which is the House Committee of Standards of Official Conduct. t is their job to censor fellow members for misconduct, but when Charles Rangel was examined by the committee for lying about his taxes he gave Butterfield a thousand-dollar donation and the charges went away.
Ashley Woolard is challenging Butterfield for the right to represent the First District. Mr. Woolard is optimistic that he can defeat Butterfield in November. However, he is realistic and realizes that he needs help. He needs volunteers to get his message to every eligible voter, because every vote is important, but above all he needs money. It will take a lot of money to put a Republican in Washington for the first time in 127 years.
I am sure everyone knows who Butterfield is, but how many of you know Ashley Woolard? If you haven’t met this young man, we invite you to join an Ashley Woolard for Congress meet and greet on Saturday, July 31, from 4 until 7 p.m. at the Macclesfield Community Center, N.C. 124 and Fourth Street. This will also be a chance to donate to the campaign and purchase barbequed chicken plates for dinner.
Don Harrell
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