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Page A-6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 1, 2018 m m HIGH-ELEVATION.COllll LETTERS continued from page A-5 List of questions continues to grow Editor, the Journal One answer, more questions: Thanks for the clear refresher on the Electoral College and our rep- resentative government. I really do know how it works, my question was just my way of pointing out what I perceive as a failure of the system. Amending the Constitution takes a great will; it is neither simple nor easy, nor should it be. 1. Washington, D.C lobbyists spent $3.4 billion trying to influence Congress in 2017. Do you think Con- gress is representing you? Or do they represent those with money to spend on them? 2. When the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) was being debated in Congress, the health insur- ance companies spent over $1 million a day lobbying Congress. Whose in- terests do you think were best repre- sented in the final bill? 3. Assuming we have a represen- tative government, and assuming the polls that show over 85 percent of the population supports legal protections for the "Dreamers" are correct, why hasn't Congress repre- sented us and passed some legisla- tion doing so? 4. The agency that helped unravel the Wells Fargo & Co. scandal (among other things), the Consumer Finan- cial Protection Bureau, is facing a 25 percent budget cut proposed by the administration. Who is the admin- istration representing by cutting its budget? Brian Brehmeyer Matlock Where can we find middle ground? Editor, the Journal If we are ever to become united again, I feel it is important that the left and right political sides under- stand one another. I learned a bit from reading recent opposing letters to the editor (i.e P. Vandehey, Feb. 8; A. Anvik, Feb. 22; and K. Groves, Feb. 22). However, I think it is also imperative that we find common ground. As the mid-term elections are coming up I'd like to try and summarize, for our future political candidates, what I heard in these three letters to the editor. I'd also like to provide some suggested common ground. Letters' views from the left were: Trump has serious character flaws and is divisive; the tax cut will mostly benefit the rich; free press is under attack; risk of nuclear war with Korea; the right promotes hate. Letters' views from the right were: The tax cut stimulates the economy, which will benefit the middle class; Trump donated his salary; the liberal press warps the truth; the left has links to terrorists and their leaders also have sex scandals; liberals are anti-Christian, encourage divisiveness and are hateful. Some common ground: From what I've read in several articles, the left and right both appear to be: Against crony capitalism. Against corporate welfare. Against the rich spending as much as they want to corrupt our de- mocracy. Against another Wall Street bail- out. For stopping subsidization of big agriculture, big oil and the pharma- ceutical industry. For closing tax loopholes for hedge fund partners. For banning insider trading on Wall Street. For stopping CEOs from pumping up share prices with stock buy-backs -- and then cashing in their stock op- tions. For getting big money out of poli- tics, reversing Citizens United, and restoring our democracy. For eliminating the Electoral Col- lege. Wanting the best for our country. Infrastructure. So, I propose that we work to un- derstand the concerns of others, but focus on areas we both agree on. Dave Daggett Shelton Thank you to this great community Editor, the Journal Ron and I both grew up in the Sumner/Puyallup area, but considered Shelton our hometown. During Ron's recent illness and passing, I have been overwhelmed by the caring and compassion from folks in this hometown. I would especially like to thank the Journal, Cooper Studio and McComb & Wagner. You have made a difficult time much better and I will always remember your love for my husband. Small Town America, in spite of its problems, economic challenges and is- sues, is alive and well in Shelton. Dawn Pannell Shelton