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...people who need this money much more than greedy executives do. The executives should go down, just as any of us would have to. I realize the economic implications, but this country was built on sacrifice, and we may have to sacrifice again. Nicholas Gamba, Sayreville, New Jersey...
...businesses. Many of us failed. Will the government bail us out? No. This is not a question of liberal vs. conservative but of right vs. wrong. The failing institutions should be allowed to go down, just as any small business would have to do. Nicholas Gamba, Neptune, New Jersey...
...efficiency was 13-21 miles per gallon [Oct. 6]. According to the website of the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, in 2006 the average U.S. passenger car got 22.4 miles to the gallon. It seems we haven't got very far in 100 years. Jeff DeVito, Bound Brook, New Jersey...
...things look even worse. Arizona is projecting a billion-dollar budget shortfall, as is California. New Jersey is falling $1.7 billion short, while New York is $1.2 billion behind. Among the cities that have already announced spending and job cuts are Indianapolis, Tempe, Ariz., Columbus, Ohio, and New York City. "The economy has changed rather dramatically," says Christopher Hoene, director of research at the National League of Cities. "We're going to be facing this for the next two or three years...
...status quo: Congress should vote to make Election Day—that is, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November—a federal holiday. This is no new idea: Election Day is already a holiday in states such as Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia. The idea has even been contemplated on the federal level, too. In 2005, Michigan Representative John Conyers proposed the establishment of “Democracy Day,” a holiday that would fuse Election Day and Veterans Day in order to both promote voting...