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Letters to the Editor: October 08, 2008
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Oct 8, 2008 - 8:06:33 AM

Wall Street Sent Jobs to China

To the Editor:

The government, after corrupting Wall Street’s debt machine, now agrees with Wall Street that my future depends upon putting what food there is left on my table in their mouths. There are laws and then there are the rules of life. There is political and economic fantasy and there is reality. We are seeing what happens when these things are confused. A sound economy exists when people support their lives with their earnings, not debt. Over 70% of America’s GDP is now debt-based sales. Political speak not withstanding, the fundamentals of the economy are not sound. Living-wage jobs, not credit are the basis of a sound economy. Wall Street and “our” government, however, have conspired to send these jobs to China.
 
Lee Pipes

The Thirsty Masses

To the Editor:

I am writing to discuss a matter of great concern to me, the water supply for Chesterfield County. The news throughout the summer has talked about the water levels being low, and for a time was even talking about voluntary and potentially mandatory water restrictions. However, the main reason for the dropping water levels was not really a lack of rain, as much of the news would lead you to believe. Certainly, we were below our average rainfall, but not as much as people suspected, and the lack of rain cannot fully account for the drop in water levels.

The real problem is people. Chesterfield County has allowed developers to build more houses and residencies than our county water supply can currently accommodate. This causes extra water to be pulled from the Swift Creek Reservoir and thus, water levels drop more than average. However, as if this problem in and of itself were not enough, the news has done practically nothing to point out this problem, and the county has done very little to stop further growth as well. This will soon become a problem in the minds of all Chesterfield County residents, unless something is done to reverse the effects. Obviously rainfall has helped, but that won’t always be enough anymore.
                                
Michael Fuller


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