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Are you better off? Then vote accordingly
Here are some things to think about as you are getting ready for the general election in 2024. Just take a ride through the once-lush LPGA community in Daytona Beach and see what clear-cutting builders have done so they can flood the market with homes that won’t sell due to high interest rates and high inflation. Consider the low consumer confidence, high energy prices and the market suffering from bad economic policies. Think about whether you are better or worse off than you were three years ago at this time. Things have to change, as there is very little going on in the government except increasing the national debt and exacerbating the economic crisis. If you do nothing, then you are part of a very serious problem facing our nation. If you continue to support the current policies, then you can expect the same results.
Charles Michael Sitero Ormond Beach
Terminal C planners should be grounded
Our experiences with Terminal C at Orlando International Airport happened one week apart (“Orlando airport’s Terminal C is magnificent, getting better,” Oct. 29). Our outbound international flight via JetBlue was pretty straightforward. The return last weekend was another story. The trek from the plane was so wrong in so many ways that are not mentioned in your editorial. The hike from the plane to Level 6 is mostly all uphill, about 10 minutes to the first restroom, with very few places to stop to rest. The planners who came up with the design for incoming international flights were clearly not thinking very clearly.
Steve Larson Christmas
Carbon tax is necessary
Representative Kristen Arrington got it right in her guest column “Addressing climate crisis: How to save Florida from an insurance catastrophe” (Oct. 22). Floridians are suffering from an insurance crisis. But let’s not forget that the root cause of the insurance crisis is climate change. Burning of oil, gas, and coal has surrounded us with a heat-trapping blanket of greenhouse gases. Proven solutions are available. Gov. Ron DeSantis took a wrong turn when he vetoed federal funding for energy efficiency rebates to Floridians. Let’s hope he doesn’t do that again. The single most effective strategy to reduce carbon emissions and halt climate change by 2050 is a carbon tax and dividends. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott both voted against a federal carbon tax. Which Florida statesman at the state or federal level is smart enough and brave enough to support a carbon tax and dividends?
Katherine Sutherland Winter Haven
This is not your father’s GOP
Before the ballots for the 2024 elections are printed, the designation Republican should be replaced by Authoritarian. As long as Donald Trump and his supporters have control, there is no Grand Old Party of the Republic. Let’s bury her with dignity. She served us well!
Connie Weak Orlando
