Letters: President Obama; Jimmy Lowe's Fruit Stand

Obamafaceright.jpgPresident Barack Obama

President Obama must think public is stupid

How stupid does President Obama think the U.S. public is ? If the “insurer,” rather than religious institutions, must provide contraceptive services, who does he think ultimately pays for this “free” service?

Unless there’s a way to bill the federal government (i.e., the taxpayer), it will fall upon the insurer to bill its client for these now-mandated services. So in any case, who ultimately will pay for said services?

Of course it will be passed on to the religious institution in the premiums charged to insure the institution’s employees.

So unless the employee herself pays the institution for part of or all of said premiums, it’s the religious institution that will end up with the bill regardless of how it is hidden. There’s no such thing as a “free lunch.”




Don’t take money from the ones who work hard

President Obama has declared that expecting those people who make too much money (an amount that he determines) to pay more taxes is not class warfare but is the fair thing to do.

Let’s stop for a moment and delve into this “fairness doctrine” a little further. Think back to the time you were in grammar school.

Remember how the kids who studied hard and did all their assignments got better grades than those who had a different attitude toward school?

I ask you: Wouldn’t it have been more fair if the teachers would have given a couple of A’s to everybody once in a while so everyone would feel better?

Then take sports. Why did the better athletes get to play on the first team while those with less ability were relegated to the bench? Coaches must’ve known that wasn’t fair.

Why should people who put a little aside each payday while they were working to save for their retirement years not be expected to help those who failed to do the same?

Shouldn’t you provide some of your savings to help others have more? Wouldn’t that be the fair thing to do?

We seem to forget that the Constitution says we are entitled to happiness. Oh, wait a minute. Why did the Founding Fathers have to say “the pursuit of happiness”? That puts too much responsibility on the individual. It would have been so much fairer if they had just left it all up to the government.




Customer always liked seeing Lowe, children

I was sorry to hear that Jimmy Lowe’s Fruit Stand is no longer associated with Jimmy Lowe Sr., its founder. I will miss seeing him and his children who worked for him.

I remember Jimmy Lowe Sr. when he was a young bag boy at B&H Food Store. I know his strong work ethic and friendly manner contributed to the success of Jimmy Lowe’s Fruit Stand, and for that he has my admiration and respect.
