More Letters: Feb. 23

Love reading about the Arizona House Ethics Committee. What an oxymoron.

Hey thanks for the laughs.

Judith Hubbard

Midtown

Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.

Here's a thought......anyone refusing a Covid vaccine must sign a waiver to be responsible for his/her own medical bills. Wonder what 10 days in the ICU costs?

Dee de Leeuwe

Green Valley

Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.

I agree that the national debt requires attention. I support a quick revocation of the tax cuts passed by republicans which gave us a $1.7 trillion dollar deficit before the pandemic. The tax cuts which went to the rich and to corporations did not do much for the economy. History has shown the conservative republican trickle down myth has caused serious economic crises and it is democratic administrations have to dig us out.

$15/hr minimum wage has nothing to do with the national debt as the writer is trying to portray. I pay more income taxes than Amazon or many of the billionaires and I suggest that hardworking people should earn at least $15/hr.

Barbara Moore

East side

Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.

Though Mr. Pickrell, talking about climate change, maintains that "global warming is probably the most dire ongoing threat to human civilization," most Americans don't take his claim seriously, as they now buy 70% of their automobiles as gas guzzling SUVs or trucks rather than gas sipping compacts and sedans.

America has reduced its carbon footprint more than any other nation in the world basically due to fracking and natural gas replacing coal as our main source of energy. Our costs for energy are thus half those of Europe, which gives us a huge advantage in manufacturing. But Mr. Pickrell would have us give up this advantage.

Finally, Mr. Pickrell doesn't tell us that global warming is indeed global, and that any further reductions in greenhouse gasses here will be more than offset by continued expansion of coal power plants in both China and India.

David Pearse

Foothills

Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.

For clarification, I am not a Ted C. fan. He is a hypocrite and has shown that he is not above the convenient falsehood, I should be happy that he is being roasted in frigid Texas. However, I wonder what do his critics think he should be doing? Is the Senate involved in boiling snow? Burning stacks of worthless paper? Maybe they are passing an act that prohibits cold temperatures. None of these activities are happening.

There is a crisis happening in Texas, and the best use of his time is spending time with his family.

However, I do hope that the next time his hypocrisy happens, and it will, perhaps some of these critics will be armed and ready to roast him.

Michael Ullery

Midtown

Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.

I would suggest that Senator Sinema would do a better job by doing something for AZ. I applaud her vote for the sanctity of our Republic. Now I think she should get on board with $15./hr minimum wage and eliminating the filibuster. If she obstructs the Covid Relief bill and allows the derailing of the democrat's agenda, I 'll have words to describe her, but it is not "perfect."

Barbara Moore

East side

Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.