Pols’ trade shame
In response to “Congress Cashes In,” (Betsy McCaughey, Jan 19): We, the American people, are the suckers in all of this.
Our elected representatives do everything but represent us. They’re too busy enriching themselves and their families with the inside knowledge they have.
It has been said that there are some that have prospered during this pandemic, and our elected leaders are experiencing that prosperity.
They have twisted our lives and small businesses into pretzels, yet not only flout the rules themselves, but prosper with trading. This is why when a good percentage leave office, they are far more wealthy than when they went in.
Gridlock for us, but wheeling, dealing and trading for them.
Tony Giametta
Oceanside
Need for masks
I agree that mask mandates negatively affect children. So would catching COVID (“Va. Gov’s Mask Wisdom,” PostOpinion, Jan. 18).
If a child catches COVID, it would not only affect that child but his family as well. In addition, it might affect everybody who the family comes in contact with. These are grave risks.
We have many mandatory mandates that are not challenged. When you are in an automobile, seat belts are mandated. Helmets are mandated for motorcycle riders. These are meant to protect the driver and passengers.
The mask mandates protect more people, and unfortunately are necessary. Since too many people do not care whether their actions have impact on other people. Their attitude is unfortunately encouraged by too many public officials who spread misinformation for political purposes.
It is ironic that Republicans who claim to be for local control are forbidding local governments and private groups from making their own decisions.
Alan Podhaizer
Brooklyn
Out-of-office woes
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera is right to project growing inequities if Manhattan office professionals opt for remote work, which is a benefit that essential workers — nurses, cops, store clerks, etc. — will never enjoy (“Hidden ‘Remote’ Pain,” PostOpinion, Jan. 20).
But she is wrong to suggest that business leaders can command a return to the office. During the pandemic, office employees concluded that all they need to do their job is internet connectivity.
Our surveys of employers say that “hybrid” schedules where people work remotely at least part of the week will be permanent. This will have consequences that need to be addressed. For example, it may make sense to subsidize transit and child-care expenses of essential workers.
Employers do share responsibility for developing new policies that will be fair for the entire workforce in this digital economy, but they cannot flip a switch and bring everyone back to the office.
Kathryn Wylde
CEO, Partnership for New York City
Brooklyn
NYPD heroes
The horrifying gas explosion in The Bronx last week, killing at least one person, had to have been a chaotic scene (“Son seeks clues in Bx. blast,” Jan. 20).
NYPD officers, who happened to be in the area at the time, charged into the burning structure to rescue an elderly woman, buried under the debris, with little regard for their own safety. These officers knew that waiting the few minutes it would take for the FDNY to arrive was not an option. they had to act immediately.
This is what their sworn to do and will continue to do, regardless of how some of our asinine politicians and citizens treat them.
Dick Mills
Bardonia
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