Withdrawing supportfor Tesla and Musk
To the staff of Tesla, I apologize.
You’ve gotten made an incredible automotive. I believed in Tesla and waited in line to place my deposit down on a Mannequin 3 earlier than it was even in manufacturing. I believed within the imaginative and prescient of Elon Musk to vary the gas-emitting auto business to electrical.
I drove my two Mannequin 3’s for 100,000 miles and liked the automotive, however I used to be duped by Musk. I believed he cared for the setting, however now I do know he solely cared about energy and wealth. He’s actively dismantling the Environmental Safety Company and stands by whereas Donald Trump cuts federal funding for electrical autos and infrastructure.
Goodbye, Tesla. I bought my Mannequin 3 and acquired one other great electrical car at one other supplier. I can’t stand by and present any form of help for Elon Musk.
Mike BrandyWalnut Creek
DOGE ought to turnits sights on itself
Re: “Trump, DOGE will soon end wasteful spending” (Web page A8, Feb. 9).
DOGE, an entity that destroys probably the most useful components of our authorities, must go.
This purely transactional catastrophe tries to justify eliminating well being care applications, instructional help for poor youngsters, and authorities applications that shield the environment, workplaces and hard-earned profit applications. The letter author celebrates actions which can be frankly unlawful and unconstitutional. It seems that the conservative aspect of our society has turn out to be merciless and favorable to criminals that sacked our Capitol, and can promote the wealthy over the typical citizen who is determined by conventional authorities applications to guard their well-being, present meals to struggling households and preserve them wholesome.
These applications will not be free; they’re funded with the taxes paid by the typical citizen. Elon Musk does none of that along with his billions. His “wood chipper” is finest used on himself and his minions.
Scott and Christina LoeligerBenicia
DOGE’s indiscriminatecuts expensive to the U.S.
Letter writers have expressed a perception that DOGE will wave a “magic wand” and get rid of all wasteful authorities spending.
This simplistic pondering would possibly very effectively take away funding for analysis that protects our meals sources (NIH funding that ensures E. coli shouldn’t be part of our lettuce and different meals crops), monies to pay U.S. farmers for the corn and grain crops they’ve produced which can be despatched around the globe to feed ravenous individuals (USAID), or chopping NOAA (climate) or FAA (air site visitors management) funds and personnel with unpredictable, unsafe outcomes.
These sorts of reckless and ill-conceived actions needs to be halted till Congress — our representatives — are capable of weigh in.
Michele BrynjulsonPleasanton
Greater than votes neededto undo Trump’s hurt
Re: “Like it or not, Trump is America’s president” (Web page A6, Feb. 5).
Christopher Andrus’ latest letter to the editor was very horrifying to me.
Sure, Donald Trump is the president, however no, simply voting in a brand new president won’t restore the catastrophe that Trump is stirring up. Should you assume firing all these individuals with no warning, stopping assist to determined individuals, unilaterally and unconstitutionally making an attempt to revoke birthright citizenship, and declaring that there are solely two sexes is “loving thy neighbor,” there actually shouldn’t be rather more to say.
Carol SolomonOakland
Gutting USAID will costus globally, at residence
USAID has prolonged America’s beneficiant hand to the world for greater than 60 years. Throughout my 38 years within the U.S. Overseas Service, I labored carefully with and trusted the experience of my USAID colleagues to ship crucial meals help, combat AIDS and different ailments and assist deliver conflicts to an finish in Africa, Latin America and the Center East. When China is increasing its improvement actions, america should not withdraw from international competitors or pull its USAID specialists from their assignments in most of the most troublesome international locations on the earth.
The proposal to return the 1,400 USAID abroad staff to america in 30 days would gravely harm U.S. nationwide pursuits, price america $20 million simply to get them residence, and tear aside the lives of devoted public servants and their households.
Joseph SullivanWalnut Creek
Nation experiencinga replay of 1936
Re: “Today in history” (Web page A2, Feb. 10).
Did anybody else notice the irony concerning the Right now in Historical past characteristic noting that on the identical day in historical past (12 months 1936), “Nazi Germany’s Reichstag (their legislature) passed a law investing the Gestapo Secret police with absolute authority, exempt from any legal review”?
As Yogi Berra mentioned, it’s really “déjà vu all over again” and may give everybody pause.
Robert FrancisDanville
