Resistance a club for sore losers

Could members of the Resist movement by narcissists, old hippies, socialists? Are they just sore losers (which we teach our children not to be), or do they want to simply bring down America? I was not happy with the last president we had for eight years but you did not see me or anyone else like me throwing temper tantrums? It is disgusting what these people are doing and that we have many congressmen and senators leading this movement. Nancy Pelosi, for one, has resisted anything and everything the president has proposed just to resist! How does this help any of us? She is not royalty, she is a civil servant! She is supposed to work for Americans, not the Resist movement of the Democratic Party. Please vote these people out!

The next Resist car bumper sticker I see I am going to ask them what it really mean, peacefully, of course. I am going to tell them our president is trying to carry out his campaign promises to make America great again!

I think they do not want to see America succeed. In my opinion, this is a very sad state of affairs.

Martha Tetrev,

Woolwich

Poliquin out of step on SNAP benefits

Bruce Poliquin’s voting record in Congress shows up as being at odds with the interests of the majority of his constituents.

He voted for the GOP tax bill that was notoriously rushed through legislation without adequate time for consideration and debate. That tax bill delivered significant tax cuts to huge corporations and for the wealthiest Americans which in turn were to produce a surge in business investment that would create jobs, raise wages, and spur economic growth.

A survey done by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta now reveals that most businesses say that the new tax law has only changed their investment plans slightly, if at all. Few voters received one-time bonuses or minimal raises; most have not seen any change in their paychecks. Even Sen. Marco Rubio has stated that there is no evidence that the tax plan significantly helped American workers.

Rep. Poliquin’s vote has resulted in nothing more than increasing wealth for the wealthy and an irresponsible mushrooming of the budget deficit, a deficit which he and other Republicans now plan to address in part by implementing sweeping changes to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, “food stamps”). The work or volunteer requirements involved sound reasonable, yet most folks who are currently eligible for SNAP benefits are already working at low-paying jobs, are disabled from work or are caring for someone who is disabled, are elderly, or lack transportation or childcare that would enable them to hold a job.

Of the U.S. counties experiencing food insecurity, 76 percent are rural, where jobs or even volunteer opportunities are few and far between, and public transportation may be non-existent. Many of the rural counties in Maine are home to children in working families struggling to survive who currently benefit from SNAP.

Sure, slashing the social safety net would appear to lower the budget deficit, but at what cost? And how would our nation’s economy benefit in the long run from children going hungry, and more families and individuals falling through the cracks?

Rep. Poliquin, just who are you representing?

Laura Lander,

Harpswell