Dear Editor,
I would like to thank the homeowner on the corner of Mantelli
and Hollyhock for all their hard work creating such an inviting
site in their front yard.
Homeowners make Gilroy special for the neighborhood and children
Dear Editor,
I would like to thank the homeowner on the corner of Mantelli and Hollyhock for all their hard work creating such an inviting site in their front yard. Each holiday, my two young children (ages 3 and 5) always want to “go up on the hill” and see what has been displayed. They are not sure about your Halloween decorations (some are scary to them), but when it comes to Christmas, you are No. 1 in our book. Because you’ve displayed such a master piece in their eyes every year, they know what to look forward to.
When we travel “up the hill,” they always look over to and see if the characters are awake or asleep. I tell them that after Christmas the characters are put to sleep for the winter, and new characters will arrive later in the year. They can’t wait to see what you’re going to display next year.
Thank you very much for making you home a memorable one for my children.
Kim Sullivan, Gilroy
$10.4 trillion debt, failing dollar – our fault for electing ‘big spenders’
Dear Editor,
According to the Dispatch of Dec. 27, President Bush signed the largest appropriation bill in the history of the United States of America; five hundred fifty four thousand billion dollars. The bill contained 3,417 pages of detail. That bill, and a national debt of $10.4 trillion dollars, equals a sum beyond comprehension, due to be paid by the taxpayer or his grandchildren.
Remember, until the sun rises in the west, all debts have to be paid!
Any household on a spending binge like our Congress would soon be bankrupt. Governments do not legally go bankrupt – they raise the debt ceiling and float U.S. Treasury bonds to raise the unnecessary money. In this appropriation bill is much “pork”. Pork, or earmarks, is money for unnecessary expenditures to ensure re-election of the politician. A prime example is the $220 million Alaskan bridge to nowhere. It crosses an 8-mile strait to an island with only 57 residents.
The net affect of all these expenditures is devaluation of the dollar.
That is why apples and oranges at the grocery store jumped in price, why milk rose from a $1.59 to $2.35 per gallon, and why my haircut went from $10 to $12.
As you can see, the devalued dollar affects everyone. Inflation, by definition, is silent theft by government.
The economy sags, gasoline prices soar, unemployment rises, and the price of gold rises; the people become disillusioned with the government and violence may occur.
What can be done? Congress holds the purse-strings. They are responsible for excessive expenditures. The best we can do is to put pressure on our representatives. Hold them responsible and remove them from office if necessary. We taxpayers can help ourselves. All it takes is the WILL to do something before the economy gets out of hand.
J. G. McCormack, Gilroy
