Can the budget be balanced? I read that the national debt is so much it would be allocated to every man, woman and child $365,000 each to pay it off.

The value of our dollar is not worth much; the national debt is out of control. If we are going to redistribute the wealth and turn to communism, we need to take some drastic measures now. We could return back to the income tax system of the late 1940s when the time was if your taxable income was over $200,000, you paid 92 percent federal tax and 6 percent state tax, leaving you with 2 percent of the amount over $200,000.

After one year, we could pay off the national debt; pass a law of no borrowing and no loaning of money and no give-a-ways. For all who protested, we could revert to the time when the Cherokee Indians were rounded up and walked the “Trail of Tears” to Oklahoma with the Cherokee Indians in charge, so they could get even. The spirit of Geronimo would probably be heard even though he was not a Cherokee, but was shipped off to Florida and could not even see one of his wives (worse than waterboarding).

We could fast-forward the inheritance tax law that gives the government 50 percent. This way the billionaires could pay down the national debt.

Am I in favor of redistributing the wealth and communism? Absolutely not. It did not work in the first century and has never worked since then.

What do we do? We had the finest nation on Earth. We can have it again if someone will step up and lead us in the right direction.

Cicero Crump

High Point


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Why can’t we spend less

on health care?

Here are some thoughts about health care cost.

We spend 16 percent of our gross domestic product on health care annually.

In 2008, our GDP was $14.2 trillion. Sixteen percent of that was $2.272 trillion or about $7,500 per person.

Taiwan copied their health care program after our Medicare program and spent 6 percent of their GDP. For us, that would have been $852 billion, or $2,840 per person.

The difference in the two programs is $1.42 trillion. What could we not do with that money?

Buddy Frazier

High Point


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Some say nothing good comes from ‘the projects’

Why do we always stereotype the people who live in our Guilford County communities commonly known as “the projects?” We expect that everyone who comes out of “the projects” will fail. However, some of our nations most influential leaders have come from the poorest of communities.

Who are we to judge a person by where they live?

I’m an intern at the Greensboro Housing Authority and I see a whole different side from what the general public sees. The kids are so full of charisma and hope; they have so many dreams of succeeding and doing great things in life. The problem with this issue is that everyone from “the projects,” is so beaten down by the slashing words that half of them don’t even try anymore. They feel as if taking two steps forward is going to do nothing but bring them two steps backwards again.

Any person in this world has the chance to become anything that they want to. Let’s take the chance to uplift the people in our “projects” and show them that there’s more to life than failure. In life, everything starts with a chance; so let’s give it to them and make a good thing come from “the projects.”

Taja Arrington

Greensboro


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Congress should help president revive economy

Please ask the members of Congress to help President Obama get this economy back on track. This is America, and we don’t quit!

Eleanor Wonce

High Point


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In a survey, High Pointers said they feel better about the Guilford County Schools than they have in the past. What’s your opinion? In 30 words or less (no name, address required), e-mail us your thoughts (letterbox@hpe. com) on local Guilford schools.