The Patriot Post® · Reader Comments

Editor’s Note: Each week we receive hundreds of comments and correspondences — and we read every one of them. What follows are a few thought-provoking comments about specific articles. The views expressed herein don’t necessarily reflect those of The Patriot Post.

Re: “Massive Spending Costs ‘Zero Dollars’?”

“We already have far too many people ‘comfortable in their poverty’ thanks to government handouts in the name of so-called human infrastructure. Assuming the 10 million open jobs represent $50,000 each in foregone productivity (a very low estimate), we’re directly losing half a trillion dollars in GDP. The Democrats’ latest surrender-to-poverty bill will undoubtedly cut GDP still further due to loss of investment capital to taxation and more disincentives to work. They must think we’re stupid if they expect us to believe federal revenue will rise in a shrinking economy.” —Minnesota

“Raising taxes on the wealthiest? You mean except Dem donors like Gates, Zuckerburg, and Bezos. Not the large corporations like ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Disney, etc. Not politicians like Pelosi, Sanders, and Schumer. Not Planned Parenthood or teachers unions. They mean the wealthiest like me who never held a job making more than $60K, but saved as much as possible for retirement. They mean the companies that do not support the progressive cause. Guess what? When that happens, people are not hired. Small businesses lose customers. Stocks tumble. If you have any savings, you have money tied in the stock market. It’s not just the wealthy, but 401ks and bank accounts. Think, people!” —Nevada

Re: “‘Fiscal Insanity’ Is the Democrat Way”

“Joe Manchin: ‘I want to do a tax overhaul, because the 2017 tax cuts are unfair and weighted toward the high end.’ Quite true … and quite meaningless. Any cut to income taxes will disproportionately help ‘the high end’ because, in general, ‘the high end’ are the people who pay the most income taxes. Also, a reduction in gas taxes will disproportionately favor those who drive cars, a reduction in sales taxes will most favor those who buy items subject to them, and a reduction in property taxes most benefits those who own property. After decades of Democrat tax policy focused on dividing people rather than on raising revenue, taxes for ‘the low end’ are so minuscule that it’s almost impossible to cut them more.” —Georgia

Re: “The Supply-Chain Bottleneck”

“For a port operation so challenged to not revise its schedule and go to 24-hour operations — as you said, even temporarily — is a disgrace to the American work ethic.  For a transportation and shipping industry to not step up to the challenge is also telling of our citizens’ loss of ingenuity, desire, drive, integrity, and fortitude. Our entitlement society has so many long tentacles and has reached every corner of the country. We need a ‘Come to Jesus’ moment as a nation to remind ourselves of who we are … or were. Every liberal narrative can be destroyed just by our populous majority coming to terms with our own vision and acting accordingly.” —Texas

Re: “The CDC’s COVID Failures Mount”

“We knew there were problems at the CDC when it decided ‘gun violence’ is a ‘public health issue.’ Guns are neither a disease nor an agent of disease. The misuse of guns is a spiritual problem, which, other than punishment and deterrence, is out of the jurisdiction of government in general, and the CDC in particular. This is not the only problem with the CDC. In its zeal to prevent skin cancer, the agency preached complete avoidance of sunlight exposure, which in turn caused widespread Vitamin D deficiency. The CDC failed to recognize and publicize the importance of adequate Vitamin D to defeating COVID-19 and other respiratory illness. Who knows how many lives might have been saved had it advised vulnerable persons to check their D levels?” —Minnesota

Re: “Electric Vehicle Subsidy Powers the Affluent”

“Speaking of the electrical grid, after this week’s denial of service attack on one of the nation’s leading VOIP providers, what happens when the grid starts getting hacked?  Your electrical vehicle will be useless until the ‘ransom’ is paid. And you may not like what the terms of the ‘ransom’ would be.” —Washington

“Electric vehicles (EVs) are far more vulnerable to an electromagnetic pulse (EMP). A nuclear detonation high in the atmosphere creates an EMP, ‘frying’ sensitive electrical circuits. Critical circuitry in gas cars make them vulnerable, but they are more easily repaired than EVs.” —Nebraska

Re: “Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Jailed”

“I spent 10 years working in the military criminal justice system. That being said, placing Scheller in pretrial confinement is politically akin to sending 29 FBI agents in 17 vehicles, with lights flashing, to conduct a dawn raid to arrest 66-year old Roger Stone for suspected commission of a nonviolent procedural crime, when they could have just contacted his lawyer and allowed him to turn himself in. In Scheller’s case, the chain of command is sending a clear message intended to intimidate any other would-be whistleblowers who might be thinking about sacrificing their careers to make a profound public statement.” —Florida

“I can’t find the obligation to abandon honor by covering up for commanders who have themselves abandoned the Constitution by selling out to Democrat Marxists. It must be buried in the white space.” —Illinois

“Scheller had the decency to stand up and call for accountability in the face of  complete cowardice. In spite of his ‘personal afflictions’ that you referenced, that makes him a hero. General Patton would be proud of him. I will pray for him anyway.” —Florida

“To imprison a decorated Marine for the bogus idea that he was disrespectful is absolutely ridiculous. I and millions of veterans are seriously pissed off! Stand strong and Semper Fi, Stu. We got your 6!” —Texas

Re: “A Marine’s Record-Breaking Bad Day”

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime record of a remarkable life-threatening disaster everyone should read. Military aviation is dangerous, especially Naval Aviation. Over my career I’ve been to more burial and memorial services for Marine and Navy pilots than I have for non-pilots. Dozens, in fact. This record gives a small insight into the training and operations that military aviators must excel at. You don’t get many second chances. Military aviation can sometimes be fun but it is always hard work. And those of us who don’t do it should be aware and proud of those who commit to it for our sakes. Semper Fidelis.” —Nevada

“As an old A-4 pilot (Vietnam ‘65-'66, '66-'67, 233 combat missions), reading Maj. Jumper’s account of his midair collision and subsequent nylon letdown is interesting and enlightening as to the conditions he experienced during his descent. I would say that all fighter/attack pilots think about what will happen if they have to depart their aircraft in a location other than the flight line after engine shutdown. The best way to learn about this is by reading the after accident/incident reports while sitting in the Ready Room. I really only remember two things from preflight: I was only a replacement, and to learn everything I could from someone else’s mistakes. No pilot lives long enough to make them all himself.” —Texas

“It is amazing to read of the detailed engineering that went into the construction of that ejection seat. It is evident that every possible snafu, however slight, was considered and safely dealt with. Americans are exceptional.” —Pennsylvania