If one wishes to understand the sick, twisted, liberal mentality, one need not look further than the first three paragraphs of Edwin Yoder's Nov. 21 column in the News & Record. Yoder, in speaking of the $ 500-per-child tax credit proposed by the Republicans, calls the tax credit a ''handout.''
This is the essence of warped liberal thinking and the reason why the middle class has been decimated by oppressive tax policies of the Congress controlled by liberal Democrats for the past 40 years. Liberals think that letting those of us who go out and work every day simply keep a little more of ''our'' money is a ''handout.''
They truly believe that ''our'' money belongs to the government. Liberals believe that welfare recipients are ''entitled'' to those payments, with increases every year, but that tax relief for working people is a ''handout.''
These people shouldn't be put in charge of a lemonade stand, let alone a multi-trillion dollar economy.
There is not a socialist country in the world today that is not an economic disaster yet the socialist-thinking liberals in government and the media insist on bringing those same failed policies to our country.
Jack Kennedy in the early 60s said that we must cut taxes to increase revenues to the treasury. It worked then and every time since then, but the liberals have yet to figure it out and probably never will.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
November 29, 1995
Wednesday, November 29, 1995
Sunday, August 20, 1995
Another hate-filled letter
I just read the letter by Tony Moschetti (''Liberals sink to new lows with revisionist thinking,'' Aug. 10) and, as always, his letter was full of hatred and vindictiveness. Moschetti believes that the media and any individual who dares to think a liberal thought should be destroyed.
His letter raved about those who dare print or speak about the latest controversy regarding the dropping of the atom bombs on Japan. While I believe it was the right thing to have done, I respect those who present the facts (something Moschetti disregards) as to the history behind the decision. We now learn that many of the leaders of that time did not believe it was necessary. I saw every documentary and read much this month on the subject and thought it was presented fairly.
It is always a black-and-white situation with Moschetti, liberals versus conservatives. There can never be a middle ground. His hatred for those who think differently is beyond that of a rational thinking person. I have read his stupid letters for many years and have never found a sane thought in any of them. Even the most hardened conservative will not use the vile language, much less the reasoning process, he does.
On leaving this subject, I would leave Moschetti with two words, but unfortunately the paper will not print them. I leave it to Moschetti to fill in the blanks. With his depraved mind, I'm sure he can think of many. It should keep him busy for a long time.
Martin Siegel
Jamestown
News & Record
August 20, 1995
His letter raved about those who dare print or speak about the latest controversy regarding the dropping of the atom bombs on Japan. While I believe it was the right thing to have done, I respect those who present the facts (something Moschetti disregards) as to the history behind the decision. We now learn that many of the leaders of that time did not believe it was necessary. I saw every documentary and read much this month on the subject and thought it was presented fairly.
It is always a black-and-white situation with Moschetti, liberals versus conservatives. There can never be a middle ground. His hatred for those who think differently is beyond that of a rational thinking person. I have read his stupid letters for many years and have never found a sane thought in any of them. Even the most hardened conservative will not use the vile language, much less the reasoning process, he does.
On leaving this subject, I would leave Moschetti with two words, but unfortunately the paper will not print them. I leave it to Moschetti to fill in the blanks. With his depraved mind, I'm sure he can think of many. It should keep him busy for a long time.
Martin Siegel
Jamestown
News & Record
August 20, 1995
Thursday, August 10, 1995
Liberals sink to new lows with revisionist thinking
Anyone who still doubts that liberalism stems from severe brain damage at birth, with continuing degeneration, need only read this newspaper. The latest from these mutants is the revisionist view of the events of World War II.
This sickening, constant, left-wing diatribe against our country, our way of life, our entire system, is an affront to all thinking people. These mindless fools would have us believe that World War II began in August 1945 rather than after the cowardly sneak attack by the Japanese in 1941, which killed and wounded thousands of Americans, including many civilians. These fools also want us to believe that the Japanese were ready to surrender.
The Japanese are people who got into airplanes and dove into our ships. They are people whose officers committed suicide rather than surrender. They are people who were still in hiding from two to five years after the end of the war rather than surrendering.
Where else but in the liberal mind would the enemy, the aggressor, the imperialist nation, become the victim? Instead of the endless interviews with the survivors of the atomic bombings, why not interviews with our survivors of the Bataan death march?
I suspect that in another 50 years, if the liberals have their way, there will be no mention of Pearl Harbor when discussing the events of World War II, only talk of the nuking of the poor, innocent Japanese.
It is hoped that one day some scientist will invent a pesticide that only affects liberals. He will be a Nobel Prize winner in any number of categories.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
August 10, 1995
This sickening, constant, left-wing diatribe against our country, our way of life, our entire system, is an affront to all thinking people. These mindless fools would have us believe that World War II began in August 1945 rather than after the cowardly sneak attack by the Japanese in 1941, which killed and wounded thousands of Americans, including many civilians. These fools also want us to believe that the Japanese were ready to surrender.
The Japanese are people who got into airplanes and dove into our ships. They are people whose officers committed suicide rather than surrender. They are people who were still in hiding from two to five years after the end of the war rather than surrendering.
Where else but in the liberal mind would the enemy, the aggressor, the imperialist nation, become the victim? Instead of the endless interviews with the survivors of the atomic bombings, why not interviews with our survivors of the Bataan death march?
I suspect that in another 50 years, if the liberals have their way, there will be no mention of Pearl Harbor when discussing the events of World War II, only talk of the nuking of the poor, innocent Japanese.
It is hoped that one day some scientist will invent a pesticide that only affects liberals. He will be a Nobel Prize winner in any number of categories.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
August 10, 1995
Sunday, July 09, 1995
Liberals compassionate and get facts right
Tony Moschetti (letter, June 17) says the premise of my May 21 letter regarding future increases in Medicare enrollments is a ''fallacious argument of the left.'' He then cites recent statistics to support this claim.
Regarding Medicare, approximately 33 million Americans are now age 65 or older; this figure is projected to reach 40 million by 2010 and 53 million by 2020.
Regarding the 1990-1993 school lunch program, he says participation increased
.03 percent while spending increased 26.7 percent. Actually, participation increased 3 percent.
He doesn't mention inflation, but from 1990 through 1993 the Consumer Price Index rose 15.6 percent.
This program provides free lunches to children living below 130 percent of the poverty level, reduced-price lunches to children living 30 percent to 85 percent above poverty and a supplement to schools for lunches purchased by all other children.
The program's 1993 cost, per lunch, for these categories was $ 1.84, $ 1.44 and 30 cents respectively.
If liberalism is viral, as Moschetti suggests, its primary symptom is the willingness to look at complex issues like Medicare and poverty compassionately, honestly and from all perspectives.
Joe Fulfs
Greensboro
News & Record
July 9, 1995
Regarding Medicare, approximately 33 million Americans are now age 65 or older; this figure is projected to reach 40 million by 2010 and 53 million by 2020.
Regarding the 1990-1993 school lunch program, he says participation increased
.03 percent while spending increased 26.7 percent. Actually, participation increased 3 percent.
He doesn't mention inflation, but from 1990 through 1993 the Consumer Price Index rose 15.6 percent.
This program provides free lunches to children living below 130 percent of the poverty level, reduced-price lunches to children living 30 percent to 85 percent above poverty and a supplement to schools for lunches purchased by all other children.
The program's 1993 cost, per lunch, for these categories was $ 1.84, $ 1.44 and 30 cents respectively.
If liberalism is viral, as Moschetti suggests, its primary symptom is the willingness to look at complex issues like Medicare and poverty compassionately, honestly and from all perspectives.
Joe Fulfs
Greensboro
News & Record
July 9, 1995
Saturday, June 17, 1995
Can't these liberals ever get anything right?
I surrender. Liberalism must be viral since there is no known cure. I tried (letter, May 14) in the simplest terms to explain the difference between an increase and a cut as regards Medicare and the budget. My main point was the dishonesty of the debate.
Joe Fulfs (letter, May 21), in criticizing me once again, missed the point.
He doesn't dispute that spending 7 percent more is an increase. He uses the other favorite fallacious argument of the left. Yes, they are increases, but not big enough increases because of the zillions of new people coming into the programs.
Do people only come into these programs and never leave? There must be billions of people on these programs because apparently no one ever dies, graduates from school, or ever goes off the poverty rolls.
In fact, between 1980 and 1990, while the state's budget for public education went from $ 1 billion to more than $ 3 billion, the number of students declined by 100,000.
Fact: between 1990 and 1993 the number of children on the school lunch program increased from 24.6 million to 25.3 million, an increase of .03 percent, while spending on the program increased 26.7 percent (Source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture).
Fact: the school lunch program feeds more than twice as many children as are living in poverty according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
June 17, 1995
Joe Fulfs (letter, May 21), in criticizing me once again, missed the point.
He doesn't dispute that spending 7 percent more is an increase. He uses the other favorite fallacious argument of the left. Yes, they are increases, but not big enough increases because of the zillions of new people coming into the programs.
Do people only come into these programs and never leave? There must be billions of people on these programs because apparently no one ever dies, graduates from school, or ever goes off the poverty rolls.
In fact, between 1980 and 1990, while the state's budget for public education went from $ 1 billion to more than $ 3 billion, the number of students declined by 100,000.
Fact: between 1990 and 1993 the number of children on the school lunch program increased from 24.6 million to 25.3 million, an increase of .03 percent, while spending on the program increased 26.7 percent (Source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture).
Fact: the school lunch program feeds more than twice as many children as are living in poverty according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
June 17, 1995
Sunday, May 21, 1995
GOP plan would cut Medicare benefits
Tony Moschetti (letter, May 14) argues that Republican Medicare spending proposals represent increases, not cuts. However, he overlooks the tremendous increase in the number of people who soon will become eligible for Medicare.
With this factored in, along with continued inflation of medical costs, the result of the Republican proposals will be senior citizens receiving fewer dollars per capita from Medicare than they do today - that is, there will be per capita cuts, not increases, in Medicare spending.
The analogy Moschetti uses to educate us regarding the benevolence of the Republican proposals is a good one, but, again, he didn't factor in all of the necessary details. To be analogous to the Medicare situation, his scenario would need to include the family in question having had a child, or maybe twins, in the past year, during which time inflation was 3 percent to 5 percent. In such a situation, a 5 percent salary increase would be more than offset by inflation and the additional mouth(s) to feed, clothe and pay medical bills for; thus, the family's discretionary income would decline. This is exactly what will happen to many senior citizens under the Republican proposal - their Medicare benefits, discretionary income and standards of living will decline.
Medicare needs reform. What will best achieve that is to turn down the rhetoric, stop the name-calling and listen with an honest respect to the opinions of those who disagree with us.
Tony, you also will find that to be good for the soul.
Joe Fulfs
Greensboro
News & Record
May 21, 1995
With this factored in, along with continued inflation of medical costs, the result of the Republican proposals will be senior citizens receiving fewer dollars per capita from Medicare than they do today - that is, there will be per capita cuts, not increases, in Medicare spending.
The analogy Moschetti uses to educate us regarding the benevolence of the Republican proposals is a good one, but, again, he didn't factor in all of the necessary details. To be analogous to the Medicare situation, his scenario would need to include the family in question having had a child, or maybe twins, in the past year, during which time inflation was 3 percent to 5 percent. In such a situation, a 5 percent salary increase would be more than offset by inflation and the additional mouth(s) to feed, clothe and pay medical bills for; thus, the family's discretionary income would decline. This is exactly what will happen to many senior citizens under the Republican proposal - their Medicare benefits, discretionary income and standards of living will decline.
Medicare needs reform. What will best achieve that is to turn down the rhetoric, stop the name-calling and listen with an honest respect to the opinions of those who disagree with us.
Tony, you also will find that to be good for the soul.
Joe Fulfs
Greensboro
News & Record
May 21, 1995
Sunday, May 14, 1995
Smaller annual increases aren't the same as cuts
It is little wonder that you in the mainstream media have little or no credibility with anyone having an IQ in the double digits. I can't figure out whether you are merely ignorant, or blatantly dishonest. You editorialize as to severe ''cuts'' in Medicare spending. Annual increases in Medicare spending are not cuts. There are no proposed ''cuts'' in spending, merely smaller annual increases. Are you not able to grasp that simple concept? Only inside the Beltway and on the editorial pages of the dishonest media are increases in spending labeled as cuts. But then trying to explain even simple concepts to liberals is akin to attempting to teach calculus to kindergartners.
Let me try once more, in a way that perhaps even your simple minds can understand. You go to your boss and ask for a 10 percent raise. He says that since you have such a difficult time understanding simple concepts, he is only going to give you a 5 percent raise. OK, now for the hard part. You now have to go home and tell your spouse. Do you tell her that you got a 5 percent raise or a 5 percent cut? No, this is not a trick question.
If the truth is on your side, why lie? Why do you continue to shill for the abject liars who make up the liberal wing of the Democratic Party? Just tell the truth once in a while. It may not support your agenda, but it is good for the soul.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
May 14, 1995
Let me try once more, in a way that perhaps even your simple minds can understand. You go to your boss and ask for a 10 percent raise. He says that since you have such a difficult time understanding simple concepts, he is only going to give you a 5 percent raise. OK, now for the hard part. You now have to go home and tell your spouse. Do you tell her that you got a 5 percent raise or a 5 percent cut? No, this is not a trick question.
If the truth is on your side, why lie? Why do you continue to shill for the abject liars who make up the liberal wing of the Democratic Party? Just tell the truth once in a while. It may not support your agenda, but it is good for the soul.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
May 14, 1995
Friday, February 24, 1995
Federal crime bills are all just a hoax
Are you guys the ones who advise the Keystone Kops in the White House? Your Feb. 12 editorial concerning the GOP crime bill was, if nothing else, amusing.
Of course the Republican crime bill is a hoax, just as President Clinton's crime bill was a hoax. Any federal crime bill is a hoax. Of course most of the crime that affects most of us is under state and local jurisdiction.
But I don't remember your editorials referring to the Clinton bill as a hoax.
I don't remember your referring to the assault weapons ban as being a hoax, as ''60 Minutes'' showed conclusively on a recent program.
The weapons were banned based on how they look, not what they do. Most of the banned weapons have been given slight cosmetic changes, renamed and now are legal to manufacture, sell and purchase even though they function exactly as the ''banned'' weapons functioned. Now that, my friends, is a hoax. I guess you didn't notice that one.
I guess we are so used to lies by the liberals that it has become an exercise in futility to attempt to refute them all. It would be a never-ending task, and, besides, you would have to hire someone to actually recognize the lies.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
February 24, 1995
Of course the Republican crime bill is a hoax, just as President Clinton's crime bill was a hoax. Any federal crime bill is a hoax. Of course most of the crime that affects most of us is under state and local jurisdiction.
But I don't remember your editorials referring to the Clinton bill as a hoax.
I don't remember your referring to the assault weapons ban as being a hoax, as ''60 Minutes'' showed conclusively on a recent program.
The weapons were banned based on how they look, not what they do. Most of the banned weapons have been given slight cosmetic changes, renamed and now are legal to manufacture, sell and purchase even though they function exactly as the ''banned'' weapons functioned. Now that, my friends, is a hoax. I guess you didn't notice that one.
I guess we are so used to lies by the liberals that it has become an exercise in futility to attempt to refute them all. It would be a never-ending task, and, besides, you would have to hire someone to actually recognize the lies.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
February 24, 1995
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