Post office could help voters get photo IDs
There has been a great deal of discussion recently about the requirement to have government-issued photo identification to vote.
Regarding the inability of some to obtain photo identification, there is a simple solution.
[Many] post offices offer assistance in applying for a passport.
Passports not only identify one in the United States but internationally as well.
If the passport cost is too great for some, it could be subsidized by the state (or federal) government.
Since the post office is already providing passport service, it could probably integrate a government-issued photo identification program with little additional cost.
This could also generate additional income for the post office (which could help with the financial issues the postal service is experiencing).
And, no one would be denied the right to vote.
Regan Walters, Cumming
Companies not investing in workers
Thank you to a letter writer for reminding us of a pertinent tenet of capitalism: the market force of supply and demand (“To employers: There’s no perfect candidate,” Readers write, Opinion, Jan. 18).
Just as labor invests in tuition and education for future gain, employers might invest in employees who are in high demand.
Pay a higher wage for workers with valuable skills.
It appears that some capitalists don’t want to “venture” forth or take a risk.
What happened to that part of private enterprise?
Sally McDonald, Chamblee
Don’t cut off path to better life for children
Did you ever hear the expression, “cut off your nose to spite your face?”
That’s what HB 59 aims to do.
We need the good minds of any students who have the ability and ambition to go to college, succeed and be positive contributors to our country.
Many children of immigrants (legal and illegal) have a larger dose of the American Dream than many children born here, who often take it for granted.
When these young people are denied the opportunity to make a positive, productive contribution to our society, they are more likely to take a negative road to despair, hopelessness and a host of social problems which are an additional drag on us.
Yes, immigration laws need a major overhaul, but many immigrant students have been here most of their lives and will continue to live here.
We need to make them assets (instead of liabilities.
Donna Douglass, Marietta
