Bernie Sanders is living in a dream
I am tired of reading about Bernie Sanders’ clarion call for a “political revolution.” My question is what political revolution did he foment during the past two decades when he was a congressman and now a U.S. senator? The answer: none. Presidents Clinton and Obama, who are vastly more politically talented and skilled than Sen. Sanders, did not create a political revolution. Presidents Reagan and Clinton learned how to reach across their respective political aisles to make deals. No revolution was necessary … just plain horse trading and compromise. Senator Sanders believes he can do what Presidents Reagan, Clinton, and Obama could not do, which is permanently change the way most Americans perceive and respond to our government. Wake up Bernie and smell the coffee. We can all dream, but it is not politically viable to live in a dream.
TORIN TOGUT, LAWRENCEVILLE
Writer assumes wealthy got rich justly
Apparently, the irony of the Jan. 28 letter-writer’s own words (“Redistribution of wealth is theft”) was lost on him. While he finds fault with Paul Krugman’s earlier commentary for not clearly defining what is fair in regard to wealth redistribution, the letter writer does not see a problem in himself characterizing the concept of theft in a vague, nebulous fashion. For many of us, it seems more the case that it is those in the higher-tax brackets who have been placing their hands in the pockets of others unjustly and thus behaving immorally. It is therefore the writer’s assumption that the controllers of wealth have acquired their riches justly, and not Krugman’s use of the word “fair” that merits clarification.
SANJAY LAL, MORROW
