Because COVID-19 is so relentless, mayors and governors can be deficient leaders in the event that they omitted how fatal it’s and didn’t lock down occasions and websites the place other folks historically acquire to forestall the unfold. Yet many Illinoisans wish to demonize Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and others for ordering it.
Granted, lockdowns deal what is also a deadly blow to the survival of many small companies, and in flip injury our financial system normally; however aren’t lives extra necessary? Is spending a jovial time in a bar, risking loss of life, extra necessary than staying wholesome and alive, sequestered? Don’t blame our leaders. Blame the virus. Wherever in the world commonplace socializing task has resumed, the virus takes all over again and other folks die in droves.
Ted Z. Manuel, Hyde Park
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Once in an entire life alternative
While the presidential election is predicted to convey out a report selection of electorate, whoever is elected will probably be in place of work simplest 4 years. But the primary query on our ballots, the Fair Tax, could have a some distance longer affect.
This election in reality gifts us with a as soon as in an entire life alternative to convey true fairness and equity to Illinois’ extremely regressive tax device, which now imposes a miles higher burden at the deficient and center elegance than the rich.
Neither the present device, nor the Fair Tax, imposes any prohibit at the Legislature as to how prime or low it should set source of revenue tax charges. The Fair Tax merely lets in the Legislature to impose upper charges on upper earning, similar to the federal source of revenue tax and 30-plus different states. The Legislature has already enacted new tax charges that might kick in if the Fair Tax is followed. Those charges would in truth decrease taxes or stay them the similar for 97% of Illinois taxpayers.
The fighters argue we must reduce spending, however that is no explanation why to oppose a fairer tax device. If we reduce spending and followed the Fair Tax, extra taxpayers may get a tax reduce — the most efficient of each worlds. The fighters’ declare that the Fair Tax would permit taxation of retirement source of revenue is solely fraudulent. Don’t be fooled through the nonsensical arguments of the fighters. Vote your pocketbook and vote “Yes” to convey tax equity to our state, on the first actual query on our poll.
Sam Cahnman, Springfield
COVID-19 is the higher risk
President Donald Trump complains many times at his rallies that each one that the scoop media wish to discuss is “COVID, COVID, COVID.” On the opposite hand, all he desires to speak about is socialism, socialism, socialism. The distinction is that he is trying, via repetition and with a slender evidential foundation, to steer us that there’s a risk of socialism. The loss of life depend is rather sufficient to steer me that COVID-19 is the some distance higher risk.
Curtis Fredrikson, Mokena