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Letter to the Editor

Don't tread on me!

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Dear Editor,

I get it. People don’t want to have to wear masks or get the vaccine. Many also don’t want speed limits on freeways, safety inspections on cars, or parking citations.

People don’t like taxes on gasoline, labels on food, or restrictions on guns, sex, or gambling. People want to be able to smoke on airplanes and in restaurants.

Folks don’t want to have to get driver's licenses, business licenses, marriage licenses or licenses to practice medicine. Business people don’t want any curbs on interest charged for loans, or monopolies.

People hate property taxes on their homes after their kids have left school. Many people don’t even want compulsory education or labor laws for children.

Why should people have to put up with restrictions on water use or use of land and buildings? Speaking of land, folks hate to have to get a passport to travel or pay respect to immigration laws. Much easier to just cross the river.

A whole lot of people would rather just take something they like rather than have to pay for it.

Face it, millions of people would rather just get all the benefits of being an American without having to play their part in providing for the peace and security, safety and health of their neighbors.

Sincerely,

Kimball Shinkoskey,

Woods Cross, Utah

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    "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin

    -- Posted by Bruce Desautels on Fri, Aug 13, 2021, at 9:55 PM
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    “When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”

    -Upton Sinclair

    -- Posted by Blue Willow on Sat, Aug 28, 2021, at 11:30 PM
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    How do you find logic within this letter?

    People don't like paying taxes. Yes you are correct.

    Taxes are no comparison to forced vaccination, nor the administration of medication that is currently in the research and development stage on human beings.

    I do not agree with you at all, in any way shape or form, in regard to your logic or your support of tyrannical leadership in the United States of America.

    In fact, you should be imprisoned for such an opinion. In my opinion.

    -- Posted by cplcac on Mon, Aug 30, 2021, at 3:16 AM
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