Our great and wonderful congress is pushing through legislation to resolve the problem that it costs more to make pennies and nickels than the face value of the coin. The value of copper and zinc is the problem they are addressing. A penny costs 1.2 cents and a nickel costs 7.7 cents. The proposal is to change the content to steel with a copper coating. If enacted a savings of over $100 million will be realized. While this is a solution, a far better solution is to stop minting pennies and nickels all together. The effect of inflation over the years has made their use impractical. All merchants would need to do is round up the cost of a product to the nearest dime. I am sure if this was done savings approaching $1 billion could be realized. The cost of the raw materials and cost of minting are huge.
Why do they continue to resist? Do they think Americans would be outraged at the loss of these nuisance coins? Are they afraid to admit that reckless spending policies over many decades have reduced the value of our currency? Coin collectors can amuse themselves for centuries until such time as they become extinct.
This is just another of my simplistic solutions to our many problems. I felt I had to write about it.
Jack B. Walters
3961 N. Hillwood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 722-2958
May 9, 2008
jackbwalters@yahoo.com
Friday, May 9, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
1 cent Arizona sales tax proposal
Governor Janet Napolitano calls for an increase of 1 cent in the State sales tax
This is her idea to fund transit improvements. She and most all political incumbents either state or federal refuse to take the proper course of action. Raising the gas tax on the state and federal levels would accomplish three things. The higher cost would force auto manufacturers to find ways to increase mileage, would fund the transportation system by the users and help slow down global warming. I realize that this would be unpopular especially now with the cost so high. I have always believed that the beneficiaries of a service should be the ones to pay. If I had had my way we would have started gradually raising the gas tax 30 years ago to levels comparable with Europe. Had we done so we would not be in crisis mode as we now find ourselves.
Jack B. Walters
3961 N. Hillwood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 722-2958
May 8, 2008
jackbwalters@yahoo.com
This is her idea to fund transit improvements. She and most all political incumbents either state or federal refuse to take the proper course of action. Raising the gas tax on the state and federal levels would accomplish three things. The higher cost would force auto manufacturers to find ways to increase mileage, would fund the transportation system by the users and help slow down global warming. I realize that this would be unpopular especially now with the cost so high. I have always believed that the beneficiaries of a service should be the ones to pay. If I had had my way we would have started gradually raising the gas tax 30 years ago to levels comparable with Europe. Had we done so we would not be in crisis mode as we now find ourselves.
Jack B. Walters
3961 N. Hillwood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 722-2958
May 8, 2008
jackbwalters@yahoo.com
Thursday, May 1, 2008
One Billion in Military Aid to Mexico
This letter was sent to Representative Gabriel Giffords
President Bush is demanding the Congress approve $1 billion to provide military weapons and training for Mexico’s military to better fight the drug cartels. You must toughen up and defy your Democratic leadership and vote against this demand. Enough is enough. We continue to flood many Central and South American countries with armament supposedly to combat drug dealers. Do you recall the Iran-Contra fiasco, the School of America training thugs who killed many poor peasants in San Salvador? The drug problem will never be solved by military might only by providing assistance here in this country to wean users from their addiction. Spend the money here not there.
Jack B. Walters
3961 N. Hillwood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 722-2958
May 1, 2008
jackbwalters@yahoo.com
President Bush is demanding the Congress approve $1 billion to provide military weapons and training for Mexico’s military to better fight the drug cartels. You must toughen up and defy your Democratic leadership and vote against this demand. Enough is enough. We continue to flood many Central and South American countries with armament supposedly to combat drug dealers. Do you recall the Iran-Contra fiasco, the School of America training thugs who killed many poor peasants in San Salvador? The drug problem will never be solved by military might only by providing assistance here in this country to wean users from their addiction. Spend the money here not there.
Jack B. Walters
3961 N. Hillwood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 722-2958
May 1, 2008
jackbwalters@yahoo.com
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Eliot Spitzer- Letter to the editor
Have you ever wondered why the FBI was directed to search out and find the evidence that the Governor of N.Y. was hiring prostitutes for his personal pleasure? He was listed as #9. Have any of your investigative reporters ever checked to find out who were #8, #7 etc. I wonder who they were and if they were as important as he was. Was he such a threat to Corporate America that he needed to be cut down? If the FBI could track his infidelity why stop here. Why not continue down the list and punish the others as this man was. Without any personal knowledge I believe he was pursued as a special case to bring him down.
Jack B. Walters
3961 N. Hillwood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 722-2958
April 25, 2008
jackbwalters@yahoo.com
Jack B. Walters
3961 N. Hillwood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 722-2958
April 25, 2008
jackbwalters@yahoo.com
Monday, April 14, 2008
Employer Sanctions
We, the people of Arizona voted to place the burden on employers to curtail ILLEGAL immigration in the State. It went into effect 1/1/08 with penalties to be assessed beginning 4/1/08. This was deemed only fair. It gave the employers the time to purge their employment roles and also gave the State time to prepare to enforce the will of the majority.
I have searched the paper diligently and listened to nightly news to see if anything was happening. It is now April 14, 2008. I can only conclude that complete success has been achieved. All ILLEGALS have left for the other 49 States. Now, if those States would enact the same law we did, the problem would disappear. Special thanks to employers and State government for listening to the citizens and doing as asked. It makes my heart feel warm and fuzzy to realize how simple it really is to solve problems.
Jack B. Walters
3961 N. Hillwood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 722-2958
April 14, 2008
jackbwalters@yahoo.com
I have searched the paper diligently and listened to nightly news to see if anything was happening. It is now April 14, 2008. I can only conclude that complete success has been achieved. All ILLEGALS have left for the other 49 States. Now, if those States would enact the same law we did, the problem would disappear. Special thanks to employers and State government for listening to the citizens and doing as asked. It makes my heart feel warm and fuzzy to realize how simple it really is to solve problems.
Jack B. Walters
3961 N. Hillwood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 722-2958
April 14, 2008
jackbwalters@yahoo.com
Friday, April 11, 2008
Va. Tech $11M Settlement
State of Virginia $11M Settlement with the families of those killed by Seung-Hui Cho at Virginia Tech
The wanton killing of students and faculty was a tragedy. I can understand the State deciding to cover medical costs for the victims that survived. I can’t understand however how the State can be held liable for this tragedy.
We Americans are fortunate to live in a free country where we can come and go as we wish without checkpoints except of course for the ones established after 9/11, but that is a separate issue. It is unrealistic to hold a State or University liable for a random act by anyone possessing the means to kill as he did. Arming all of the faculty and student body and having armed guards roaming the campus would be outrageously expensive and dangerous in and of itself. How about shopping malls, theaters, restaurants, the list is endless. If someone is without fear of their own death that person cannot be stopped.
If a terrorist or some other crazed person kills, that is a tragedy but should not be grounds to sue any institution which has taken security as part of their responsibility.
For me, if a member of my family was killed in like manner and I was awarded money in compensation, I would immediately give every dollar to a worthy cause. Making a profit off of that death would be blood money.
Jack B. Walters
3961 N. Hillwood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 722-2958
April 11, 2008
jackbwalters@yahoo.com
The wanton killing of students and faculty was a tragedy. I can understand the State deciding to cover medical costs for the victims that survived. I can’t understand however how the State can be held liable for this tragedy.
We Americans are fortunate to live in a free country where we can come and go as we wish without checkpoints except of course for the ones established after 9/11, but that is a separate issue. It is unrealistic to hold a State or University liable for a random act by anyone possessing the means to kill as he did. Arming all of the faculty and student body and having armed guards roaming the campus would be outrageously expensive and dangerous in and of itself. How about shopping malls, theaters, restaurants, the list is endless. If someone is without fear of their own death that person cannot be stopped.
If a terrorist or some other crazed person kills, that is a tragedy but should not be grounds to sue any institution which has taken security as part of their responsibility.
For me, if a member of my family was killed in like manner and I was awarded money in compensation, I would immediately give every dollar to a worthy cause. Making a profit off of that death would be blood money.
Jack B. Walters
3961 N. Hillwood Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(520) 722-2958
April 11, 2008
jackbwalters@yahoo.com
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