Ron Schmidt, Tolna Where is an economics professor when we need one? Anyone ever hear of the Law of Comparative Advantage? Bees don’t make honey without flowers. Flowers don’t grow without water. There is little water in the desert. Hello anybody!!! Econ 101. P.S. How much stock does Trump have in Wal-Mart?
Wayne F. Fisher, Dickinson Apparently, Trump is applying a 10 percent tariff on an Antarctica island which is only occupied by penguins. Desperately, the Penguin Prime Minister of this Antarctic island is swimming across the Atlantic Ocean to plead with Trump for a better deal. What do the penguins export to our country or import from our country? Should we assume Sen. Hoeven, Sen. Cramer, and Rep. Fedorchak agree with this tariff? Reporters from newspapers, TV networks and magazines should be at the White House recording and reporting on this public meeting. Was the Penguin PM ...
Nicole Donaghy, Executive Director, ND Native Vote, Bismarck As a North Dakotan who cares about our rural communities, I’m concerned about the House’s recently passed tax and spending bill. Touted as a “big, beautiful” solution, this 1,100-page boondoggle is anything but. It’s a massive giveaway to the wealthy that threatens to rip vital support away from rural communities. While a few short-term tax breaks like an increased child tax credit or temporary tip tax relief may sound positive, they’re just window dressing on a bill that, in reality, threatens Medicaid, SNAP, ...
Steven Moen, Minot Minot’s City Council/Park Board are at it again, spending money they don’t have on buildings we don’t need. They are pushing to raise sales tax to pay for this building that a very small percentage of taxpayers will ever set foot into. I think the reason behind this is so certain people can have their name on a plaque inside the building. The bait and switch of this scheme is the lowering of the Park Board property tax in Minot. They know that property tax is a hot subject and Minot taxpayers won’t stand for it to be raised, for this unneeded project, so ...
Landis Larson, Bismarck In the middle of the night, North Dakota Representative Julie Fedorchak voted for a budget that will bring hardship and worse to many working families in North Dakota. In a time where working families are struggling to pay for the basics of food, housing, childcare, healthcare and prescriptions, Republicans in the House voted against helping working families on these basic issues. Instead, House Republicans voted for a budget that cuts vital programs to pay for Trump’s tax breaks for a few super wealthy families. Cuts to Medicaid and other health care ...
Brent Baldwin Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association President St. Thomas As we begin another planting season, I’m reminded of how important it is for farmers like us to have the tools we need to grow our crops. Without them, our farms would fall behind and struggle to make ends meet. Thanks to our lawmakers passing and Gov. Armstrong for signing HB 1318, we don’t have to worry about losing access to critical crop protection tools. This law reinforces what we already know – North Dakota lawmakers stand firmly on the side of North Dakota agriculture. This bill will ...