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Playing anti-American games with our tax money Hackensack, N.J.: There are 42 million Americans, the vast majority children, the elderly and the disabled, who rely on SNAP benefits to buy food. The Trump administration actually sent its own DOJ to court in an attempt to stop these benefits from being paid because they felt that cutting this program off would be to their political advantage — basically, playing with people’s lives as children go hungry in the world’s richest nation. In the meantime, this same administration sent $40 billion to Argentina and its president, Javier Milei, to both prop up that nation’s currency, as well as give them a competitive advantage over our own farmers for the sale of Argentina’s soybeans to China while our crops lay rotting in the fields. So, putting aside the fact that the administration raked our own farmers over the hot coals, that is also nearly $1,000 for every SNAP beneficiary in the country. Good deal for President Trump. He got to screw over several classes of people he clearly detests: farmers, the poor and the disabled. And for what? To prop up some libertarian nutcase in Argentina with whom we do virtually no trade? Laughable. But let’s look at the real reason. Many of Trump’s billionaire friends made large bets in Argentina and saw their investments circling the bowl as their currency began to destabilize under the weight of Milei’s failed policies. Bingo! Anyone who claims that American capitalism has a level playing field is delusional. Government for the rich and by the special-interest checkbook long ago supplanted what the Founding Fathers intended with their government for the people and by the people. What a disgrace. Ken Byrnes Self-harm supporters Whitestone: To all the MAGA morons who receive SNAP benefits across the country and today have empty bellies because you voted for the Devil’s head disciple, are you still happy with your choice? Keep telling yourself you made the right vote when your health care quadruples. Oh yeah, he’s playing golf today with the titans of corporate filth. Pat DeMarco Grocery gaslighting Philadelphia: Well, Trump stood like a statue standing behind the Resolute desk in the Oval Office staring out into space again after a visiting Big Pharma executive fainted. Trump is also fighting to deprive average Americans, including millions of children, of food assistance known as SNAP right before Thanksgiving and the holidays while lying yet again about the price of groceries going down, pointing to a phony Walmart ad claiming that the price of a Thanksgiving dinner decreased 25% since Trump became president. Of course, Honest Don and Walmart, corporate supporter of below-living-wages whose employees depend on SNAP benefits to survive, conveniently forgot to mention that the 2024 meal cost included 21 items of name-brand quality while the 2025 phony Walmart Thanksgiving dinner price included only 15 items of generic Walmart brands. Walmart propaganda supporting the most compassionate president of our lifetime — Making America Great Again no way. Diane Doberman Worthy cause Brooklyn: To Voicer Rich Buttermark: In response to your letter about the No Kings march, at least the Kamala Harris voters didn’t vote for and are actively defending a pedophile. Sorry you can’t say the same. F. Sweeney Cognitive decline East Meadow, L.I.: He falls asleep during press conferences. He gives rambling, nonsensical answers to questions. He says he stopped wars between countries that never fought each other. He doesn’t remember which people he appointed or who he has pardoned. He wandered off while with Japan’s prime minister. He said he beat Barack Obama in the election. It is obvious that Trump is suffering from dementia, but the sycophants in his cabinet will never invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office when he is showing cognitive decline. There must be a constitutional amendment requiring that twice a year, the president and vice president must have a full physical examination, including Alzheimer’s testing, performed at Bethesda Naval Hospital, and that the full results be released to the public. Richard Skibins I salute you Ridgewood, N.J.: On Veterans Day, I reflect with pride on my service in the U.S. Navy. I salute the men and women who served in the armed forces, protecting our freedom and democracy. Ed Houlihan War’s perpetual lesson Seaside Heights, N.J.: Nov. 11 was once Armistice Day, when the guns of World War I fell silent in 1918. That war was called “the war to end all wars.” We know better now. From the ruins of antiquated empires came new borders, bad peace deals and even worse politics. The League of Nations talked big but did little. Before long, the failures of the peace that ended the war to end all wars sowed the seeds of another even bloodier conflict. The League of Nations couldn’t hold the center. The victors celebrated, the vanquished seethed and the next storm brewed. The next world war was already taking shape. Every Veterans Day, we honor those who served the nation. But we should also remember what history keeps trying to teach us: War doesn’t end war. Peace takes vigilance, humility and courage — and once lost, it’s painfully hard to win back. Igor La Manna Just have fun Staten Island: The stupidity of man. We have the ability to have sex and enjoy ourselves. In other words, make love, not war — destroying lives and countries. Fran Bocignone Deterrence works Yorktown Heights, N.Y.: Voicer Clare Mazza wrote about a rat population at a promenade along Shore Road and asked if anything can be done to control it. Raised garbage cans that can be sealed would be great, along with raised, sealed bins. Mint bags and pouches, which can deter rodents, can be placed inside the receptacles. Also, I wonder how much littering goes on there. Littering and unconfined trash means available food for rodents, which makes them stay and reproduce. Maximum cleanliness and sealed receptacles lead to fewer rodents. Rodent management is necessary, but it’s heartbreaking to think about the suffering inflicted by poisons and one of the most barbaric items on the market: the glue trap. I don’t think glue traps should exist. Fortunately, a growing number of countries, territories and entities are banning them. James Scotto The best man won Brooklyn: Belated congratulations to Zohran Mamdani, his staff and the volunteers who put their time and effort into his campaign. It was also the many young voters and supporters who made the difference. Andrew Cuomo only qualified in the mayoral race by moving from his home in Westchester County to his daughter’s apartment in Midtown Manhattan. New Yorkers didn’t forget his resigning as governor in 2021 following accusations by 11 women of sexual harassment during his time in office. He lost, and deservedly so. Alana Wilson Go underground Manhattan: If Curtis Sliwa still wants to help fight crime in the city, even though he lost the election, maybe he can get the Guardian Angels back in the subways. Mary Longobardi Relieved the pressure Manhattan: Politics not only makes strange bedfellows, it also makes superior irony. If illegal immigrants were still flooding into the city and being put up in hotels on the taxpayers’ dime, it would have been a campaign issue and any Republican would have beaten any Democrat — but Trump won, closed the border and made that issue moot. Diane Moriarty We do that already Newark: To Voicer Eric Noreen: Soul searching? Self-educating? My man, these United States are full of social programs that fuel this country! Take off the blinders and explore other outlets for your news and maybe, just maybe, you’ll learn that this country is more diverse than you can imagine. David Figueroa Fan freeby Jackson Heights: I’m not a political strategist, but if a candidate wants to attract a large voting bloc, just promise free Giants-blue hair dye. Glenn B. Jacobi Getting nasty Brooklyn: The ink has not dried on her bid for governor, but Elise Stefanik has already started with the name-calling. Another year of political hell coming up. June Lowe
