LETTERS: A church's cell tower, voting for change and more
A church business should share revenueSo another tax-exempt house of worship is going into the communications business, while property taxes continue to rise ["Static over cell tower proposal," News, Nov. 10].
A spokesman for the Diocese of Rockville Centre says the parish wants to be a "good citizen." If this is true, why doesn't the church share the proceeds of its capitalist venture with the school district, town and county tax collectors?
Robert Pupke
West Islip
Will voters finally see
changes this time?
Once again the people voted for change. Will we finally get any change? It's easy to claim your party is for change, it's another matter to actually change. The next big vote comes in the spring for school budgets, the largest part of our tax bill. If we are complaining about high taxes, shouldn't we vote for real change and reforms there? I voted for change in the past and voted for change again. Is there anything left to vote for, or should we just have another revolution?
Pat Nicolosi
ElmontWhat are they doing off in Puerto Rico?
Gov. David A. Paterson warns us there is a huge budget deficit, which will necessitate drastic cuts in services. At the same time, we read that the lawmakers have recently been at the International Hotel and Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for an annual six-day conference ["Senate Democrats to boycott guv," News, Nov. 6].
If there is not enough tax money in the budget to cover things like health and education, why is there always enough for unnecessary junkets by the lawmakers?
Our lawmakers should try to comprehend how things like this are beginning to enrage people, who are realizing that their tax money is not being used for their benefit, but to enable their elected representatives to live rich, comfortable lives free from cuts.
Marie Brown
Baldwin
Clinton's wrong,
get the bill right
According to former President Bill Clinton, the Democrats should pass the health care bill even though it is not perfect: "It's not important to be perfect here. It's better to act, to move, to start the ball rolling" ["Clinton to Dems: Pass the bill," News, Nov. 11].
Why, because he could not get it done in 1994? I am all in favor of health care reform, but if the American people are going to foot the bill, they better get it right the first time.
Randy Regan
Massapequa Park
