\u201cFlorida wants to use cash meant for electric car chargers on flying cars instead\u201d<\/a> (Aug. 10). Taxpayers need to know that almost $200 million of their money has been diverted away from charging stations that could help make commuting with electric vehicles easier. That money is now going to pie-in-the-sky privately funded companies that will likely benefit billionaires and not show any benefit to the common man for many years to come, assuming it ever comes to fruition.<\/p>\nPoliticians are out of touch with the economic pain Floridians are feeling with the war in Iran, increased gas prices, and tariffs. We need help now, not a futuristic Jetsons-like scene that could be realized 20 years from now. Electric vehicles are the most cost-effective means of individual transportation, but drivers need confidence that they can locate charging stations. Our Florida government should be supporting EVs, not working against them.<\/p>\n
Charging stations also support the gas stations, convenience stores and strip malls where they are located. Or we can use our tax dollars to support golf courses, airports and luxury apartment buildings.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Katherine Sutherland, Winter Haven<\/p>\n
Move Trump far away from power<\/p>\n
How much longer will we allow this president to destroy our beloved America? In my view, his corruption is breathtaking. Republicans don\u2019t dare whisper it in public. He seemingly picked his Cabinet to rubber-stamp his every wish. Little stops him as he tramples laws and threatens, like a common mob boss, anyone who dares put an obstacle in his way to stay in power. Now, Elon Musk is rushing in with his gazillions to spend money electing Trump-supported candidates so the Boss can continue to \u201cown\u201d Congress.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump continues to hurt us in too many ways to count. His actions against immigrants, Indigenous tribes, Hispanics and Blacks scream racism. He\u2019s trashed Washington, D.C., with his \u201cprojects.\u201d At the White House Correspondents dinner, he gleefully insulted winners of awards. He announced illegal plans to run for his \u201cfourth term,\u201d implying again that he \u201cwon\u201d the 2020 election. He came ready with a hat that read \u201cTrump 2028.\u201d<\/p>\n
Protecting elections and encouraging thoughtful voting is imperative to retake control of our government. When our votes take away Trump\u2019s control of the House and Senate and hopefully he\u2019s impeached again, perhaps he\u2019ll be sentenced to house arrest for his 34 felony convictions. Then he can board his Qatari prize jet along with crates of his gold stuff and fly to Mar-a-Lago. Wearing his ankle bracelet, he can shuffle through the halls super-gluing golden objects to the walls and dreaming up even more AI creations of himself.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Jean Duhon Hanson, Dundee<\/p>\n
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