There’s nothing to do
Doge is looking at social security and Medicaid cuts | March 2nd
Doge Drive to make government more efficient is to rapidly lower Social Security, a program that 80% of Americans support for strengthening. The Social Security Administration currently serves more than 70 million Americans. This is an efficiency model with an overhead of 1.2%. For comparison, two major commercial insurers have fictionalities ranging from 19% to 23%.
Instead of crippling institutions, a lifeline important to so many, it’s time for parliamentary elected representatives to serve their election hopes and strengthen social security. A lack of prompt action will put the lives of many seniors and disabled people who have to live on all monthly payments from the Social Security Agency.
Peter Betzer, St. Petersburg
Ontario is back down
Ontario relies on electricity after Trump threat March 12
Premier Dougford, Ontario, doesn’t understand the mentality of a bully. If you are against bullies, be prepared to be bloody. Bullying is heartfelt and predictable. They are always the default towards digging in and being more loud and threatening. They intervene, bulging their breasts and trying to intimidate them. You have to take responsibility, surprise them, and intervene rather than punch them away. Several people run away as they are intimidated cowards in their minds. You may not be able to win that first fight, but as a ward sick person, the bully will not want to go to round two. And when you stand in your position against them, you will pay respects with many allies.
Brian Waukiac, St. Petersburg
More angry
Ontario relies on electricity after Trump threat March 12
Imagine the rage that arises when another country announces its intention to annex all or part of the United States. When President Donald Trump is interested in acquiring Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal, it should be viewed as an absolute humiliation against the concept of peaceful world order. These are sovereign countries, or parts of sovereign countries. Several powerful men carved around the world are scenarios like an end-of-life film being made.
We all need to be furious.
Terry R. Arnold, Treasure Island
Rays
Therefore, trading, stu, sales time | column, March 12th
Columnist John Romano has listed some great players the Tampa Bay Rays have let go. This is Rays’ business plan. It’s about replacing players before the players develop into decent athletes before the cost is too expensive.
Who will you eradicate? Once the players are developed they leave. There is no name recognition. There is no recognizable athlete you can relate to, so there is no loyalty for a team of fans. Most other major sports teams have the core of athletes who have been with the team for many years, such as the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Tampa Bay Bucs. People roam the town wearing jerseys from their favorite players. With the Rays, all you see is fans with jerseys from players who are no longer in their team. When asked to casual sports fans to name one player on the Rays, they couldn’t.
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Over the years, teams have decent records and often go to the playoffs. You’ll think they’ll hold onto the players who get them there. But no. They start from scratch again. When I go to the game, I don’t know the players on the home team, so I go and meet the players on the visiting team and the outfield tank Stingray.
Kenneth A. Cohen, St. Petersburg
Insurance Crisis
Citizen Insurance Customers Highly Possible Rate Increase | Column
During a recent Congressional hearing, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of D-Rhode Island provided a harsh warning about “a very dark economic storm cloud on the horizon related to climate change.”
The White House explained that increasing risk of coastal flooding and wildfires is driving our country towards a collapse in household insurance and property values that affect the economy as a whole.
Consider what Freddie Mac’s Economic and Housing Research Group reported in 2016.
“Sea level rise and the spread of the flood plains seem likely to destroy billions of dollars with property and drive millions away. Economic losses and social disruptions can occur over time, but in total, they can be greater than those experienced during the housing crisis or the Great Recession.”
All politicians concerned about national security and economic stability should prioritize urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions and financing adaptation.
Terry Hansen, Milwaukee
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