As a Canadian American of a few years, I thank Keith Christensen of Fort Lauderdale for his letter to the editor in regards to the friendship between our two international locations.
The president retains saying that Canada takes benefit of the U.S.
Is he conscious that there are about 40 million folks in Canada in comparison with about 340 million within the U.S.? Does he suppose Canadians will spend as a lot cash as Individuals who stay right here?
There is no such thing as a unfair commerce between the 2 nations. Once I got here right here in 1980, I used to be overwhelmed with admiration for what this nation needed to provide. Now, I’m overwhelmed by disappointment.
Nicole Bourassa, Boca Raton
Alternatives for achievement
A brand new Florida legislation that took impact on July 1 is a game-changer for younger adults ageing out of foster care or experiencing homelessness. The Younger Grownup Housing Help invoice (SB 584) offers very important housing help and a lifeline to among the most weak youth in our state.
For too lengthy, youth leaving foster care and people experiencing homelessness confronted overwhelming limitations to stability — trauma, lack of household help and few housing choices.
Florida will now prioritize these younger adults for campus housing and work-study packages whereas increasing entry to Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) vouchers statewide, and serving to extra adults qualify for residence leases. It additionally mandates a examine to advocate steps to scale back housing limitations.
This legislation is the direct results of the advocacy of Florida Youth SHINE, a youth-led statewide advocacy group based mostly in Coral Springs for many who are, or have been, within the youngster welfare system. They recognized housing instability as a prime challenge, and their management turned concern into motion. Thanks to Sen. Ileana Garcia, Rep. Alex Rizo and Rep. Marie Woodson for this life-changing invoice.
All of us profit when younger adults have a good shot at success. By investing of their stability, we not solely forestall homelessness however strengthen Florida’s workforce, colleges and communities.
Geori Seldine, Boca Raton
The author is government director of Florida’s Youngsters First.
A deceptive message
I obtained an e-mail from the Social Safety Administration celebrating passage of “historic tax reduction for seniors” within the “One Huge Lovely Invoice.” As a senior, I discovered this deceptive and deeply regarding.
The invoice presents modest tax advantages to older Individuals. These superficial beneficial properties come at an enormous hidden value to the long-term well being and monetary safety of the very seniors it claims to assist.
This laws will set off computerized cuts to Medicare totaling $500 billion over eight years. For seniors, these cuts imply greater premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket prices, amounting to 1000’s of {dollars} yearly for a lot of.
Worse nonetheless, the invoice cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid, threatening long-term look after greater than one million low-income seniors who depend on each Medicare and Medicaid. These dual-eligibles stand to lose important companies, forcing many to pay 20% or extra of their modest incomes to maintain protection.
The invoice’s everlasting tax cuts would severely undermine the solvency of each the Social Safety and Medicare belief funds, possible triggering profit reductions of as much as 19% as quickly as 2033.
We deserve insurance policies to guard our well being and retirement — not spin that masks devastating cuts. Seniors mustn’t need to sacrifice stability for tax breaks that overwhelmingly favor the rich.
Bob McColgan, Lantana
A disappearing democracy
Does anybody see this merciless irony?
As we celebrated the beginning of democracy, we felt it slip by our fingers by the hands of a corrupt, despicable despot — the very factor we have been warned towards by the creators of our Structure.
At the moment’s Republican Get together is a bunch of weak, spineless cowards who cower in obedient terror at Trump’s toes.
Our forefathers have to be turning over of their graves at what we’ve turn out to be. Disgrace.
Linda Ribner, Lauderhill
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