To the editor: The Occasions has carried out an excellent job protecting the current fires, with a number of tales on the entrance web page nearly daily since these disasters struck. However there’s one other, much more harmful catastrophe occurring proper now — one affecting tens of millions of individuals on this nation and all over the world, one that may have a far larger influence than the fires. (“California officials detail Trump funding freeze ‘chaos,’ warn another could cripple state,” Feb. 16)
And the paper ought to cowl it simply as totally.
I’m speaking after all about President Trump and Elon Musk gutting federal authorities packages that serve Individuals and so many others all over the world. They’re doing this illegally, with out the sanction of Congress, and so they’re doing it in opposition to the needs of the American folks.
These packages cowl all facets of peoples’ lives. Trump’s 77.3 million voters absolutely didn’t need the important providers on which they rely to be eradicated.
The media have a accountability, an obligation of care, to cowl this catastrophe as diligently as they cowl pure disasters. Individuals should be well-informed about autocratic oligarchs radically reshaping our authorities with out our consent so we will cease the hurt and vote in future elections for a authorities that’s actually by and for the folks.
Zareh Delanchian, Tujunga
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To the editor: Trump is doing what he promised in his marketing campaign, and the American folks voted him into workplace to just do that. They need their authorities to be aware of their wants and never be wasteful.
Why is there outrage when our authorities cuts again by eliminating workers? The Occasions has laid off tons of of employees over time in an effort to stem monetary losses and preserve the newspaper afloat. It even despatched its printing to an out of doors supply.
Why is that this not an outrage? As a result of it’s easy: That is going through actuality.
Marcus Kourtjian, Northridge
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To the editor: I’ve a query for individuals who supported Trump for president, passively or actively, or rationalized help for him, or thought it didn’t matter who gained: What do they assume after they learn articles reminiscent of these?
Is there a twinge of second thought concerning the heartless chaos they’ve helped unleash? The abrupt firings of 1000’s out and in of presidency by no fault of their very own? The freezing of grants that fund pre-school for poor kids?
Neglect the hurt all over the world from eviscerating the U.S. Company for Worldwide Growth or the hurt to our authorized system from the grotesque politicization of justice in letting New York Mayor Eric Adams off the hook in alternate for supporting Trump’s immigration insurance policies.
What concerning the hurt to people in California and the nation? Individuals who have a more durable time getting healthcare or who’ve misplaced work in public transportation, water infrastructure, public security and different sectors?
Any second ideas? Any in any respect?
Claude Goldenberg, Seal Seaside
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To the editor: “No taxation with out illustration” was an necessary sufficient precept that our colonial forefathers had been prepared to combat a struggle for it.
“No spending elimination with out illustration” is simply as vitally necessary a precept, however Trump is now flouting it.
Implore your representatives in Congress to step up and do the job our forefathers fought for.
James Van Cleve, Claremont
