Bartlett Opinion
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What's the rush on passing health care?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm scratching my head wondering why the rush on the health care debate? Even if this is pushed into law tomorrow the only immediate effect will be the taxes on the peop...
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How long can we afford this game?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - In regards to the economy and politics I have a lot to learn; however, I can't help but feel that this tax issue has gotten a little ridiculous. Perhaps it's my ignoranc...
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Get pros to sort out budget messMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Are you aware of the American Institute of CPA's article listing Illinois as number four among the top 10 fiscally-dangerous states to live in right now? According to an...
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What about cutting waste?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Isn't it amazing that when the politicians want to raise taxes they tell us that unless they raise them they will need to cut school funding and health care? They always...
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Don't blame seniors for CTA's troublesMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Seniors and CTA unions are being made scapegoats in the CTA's funding woes. Go back and look at the legislation as passed. Suburbs and collar counties got slapped with a...
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Some in desperate need of reformMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a self-insured individual whose premiums have risen 41 percent in the last four years. In itself that increase is drastic. When you consider the fact that my deduct...
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Religion in school might fix problemsMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Our schoolchildren are doing all sorts of unlawful things. DUI, gang killings and fights, and on and on. But don't worry. The big threats have been removed. No Bibles in...
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Not happy with Bush legacyMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Let's back up in time to 2008. Bush gives the seniors a stimulus of $250 to take effect around April or May of 2009. So in my case around the end of May 2009 I got a $25...
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Why so long to get things done?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - On "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, Tom Friedman of The New York Times was one of the guests. The discussion came around to how China has been moving forward aggressively on infr...
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Unlike Ford, Toyota moved fast on recallMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - In regards to Mrs. Loper on Toyota floor mat and slow return accelerator pedal problems ("Suburban Toyota owners have hard choice to make," Feb. 4), she apparently read ...