READERS WRITE: JAN. 6
Global decisions in good hands under Trump
Gen. James Mattis is a soldier, not an administrator. But according to The Washington Post and Jeff Bezos, we should continue financing the war against terrorism alone while other countries give only token support. Bring our soldiers home from needless and fruitless fight with Muslim extremists who will never agree to peaceful negotiations. President Donald Trump is not practicing isolationism; he’s trying to keep us safe at home while other countries squander their resources on welfare instead of military strength. It’s time for Mattis to enjoy retirement and his pension and leave the global decisions to the president.
JACK FRANKLIN, CONYERS
We’re living real-life Alice In Wonderland
The writer of the Dec. 27th letter “Obama’s socialism fueled U.S. malaise” gives further insight into the thinking of Trump supporters. Only in a world in which up is down and down is up can we seriously think of a president as some great opponent of socialism even though he (among so many other things) proposes bailouts to farmers suffering because of his very own protectionist policies, has no problem with interjecting himself into the affairs of private companies (like those run by Jeff Bezos), and openly kowtows to world leaders who quite clearly fit the mold of history’s most notorious socialist strongmen. It seems to me that the public malaise the writer observes and attributes to socialist policies has nothing at all to do with Barack Obama, but rather the current White House occupant and a political climate that is now a real-life Alice in Wonderland.
SANJAY LAL, STOCKBRIDGE
Cutting college frills, waste will help rein in costs
I’m all for reining in college costs. However, the proposal for a University System of Georgia program to send students text messages to explain how much they’ll owe is another ill-conceived, costly, hand-holding effort (“Georgia aims to rein in college students’ debt,” News, Dec 28). If a student can’t figure out they have to repay the lender the loan amount plus five percent interest, the student obviously hasn’t conquered middle school math, much less earned a college diploma. A major element of what is driving student debt is the outrageous amount of money being spent by colleges on administration and professor salaries, athletic programs, remedial classes, and courses and degrees on subjects that offer little opportunity to earn a decent wage. Colleges admit too many unqualified students who fail and/or drop out with high debt. I say cut the frills and baloney and get back to providing solid career-development education.
P.D. GOSSAGE, JOHNS CREEK
Not all seniors back GOP’s current agenda
I’m always disappointed when seniors pine for their olden days (“Haughty liberals will face reckoning,” Readers Write, Dec. 28). Wisdom allegedly comes with age, and some of us have noticed life doesn’t stand still just because “that’s not the way we did it.” Today’s liberals want laws and regulations to protect investors who use brokers, those who use credit cards, those who get sick, people who breathe air and drink water, and other selfish “wants.” Conservatives following their amoral president have rolled back protections, and they’ve gifted the affluent. We, on the other hand, want our government to treat all of its citizens like it would treat its PACs and campaign donors. We happen to believe all men are created equal. The first will be last. Judge not. And the moneychangers shouldn’t be in charge of the temple. We are, you know, naïve. By the way, I’m 68.
KEVIN C. KING, ROSWELL
