Dear Editor:

It was nice to read that our state government was allocating funds for training and development of people in our state. It sounded like this Republican controlled state government was in favor of the American Recovery Plan Act (HR 1316). A reader of an article entitled "$12.56 M in state Workforce Training Grants to benefit the region" would not learn that not a single Republican in the US House nor Senate voted for the bill. This is another example of misleading messaging by Republican elected officials. This it wasn't a lie but an example of misleading by omission. Another Republican trying to mislead his constituents is Congressperson Jason Smith. He accuses the "Washington Democrats" of throwing "...trillions of taxpayer dollars down the drain to reward the wealthy and score political points with the radical left, all at the expense of working-class Americans." Not even Governor Parsons believes that. If you are going to vote in your self-interest then you should consider voting for Democratic candidates, unless you are part of the wealthiest top 10%.

 

James Vokac, Willow Springs, MO

 

Publisher's note: The article to which Mr. Vokac is referring did not appear in the print version of Howell County News, but may be found on the website under "Opinions."