Today\u2019s paper was full of interesting letters, though this one takes the fruitcake.<\/p>\n
\nABQJOURNAL OPINION\/LETTERS: Letters to the Editor<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nLimit Voting to Vets, Property Owners <\/b>
A RECENT front-page article reported on skyrocketing property taxes. Of course, the main reason for this is that fewer and fewer of us are supporting more and more of us. My contention is this. I believe that the only people who should be able to vote are active or retired military personnel and those who own property.<\/strong> That would encourage people, perhaps, to own real property, and it would put the exploding population of do nothings right where they should be, and that is OUT, with a capital \u201cO.\u201d
JT, Albuquerque <\/i><\/p>\nABQJOURNAL OPINION\/LETTERS: Letters to the Editor<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n
I give JT the benefit of the doubt that he doesn\u2019t realize he\u2019s just endorsed a view long held by racists, slave-holders and fascists. I don\u2019t assume \u2013 based on one letter \u2013 that he is any of those things. However, it is quite clear he is an idiot. peace, mjh<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today\u2019s paper was full of interesting letters, though this one takes the fruitcake. ABQJOURNAL OPINION\/LETTERS: Letters to the Editor Limit Voting to Vets, Property Owners A RECENT front-page article reported on skyrocketing property taxes. Of course, the main reason for this is that fewer and fewer of us are supporting more and more of us. … Continue reading This Week’s WTF?!<\/span>