Mailbag

To The Editor:
One of the most oft-repeated big lies emanating from the ugly depths of the radical right is that the rich are overtaxed, despite huge cuts bestowed upon them over the past three decades.  I know people consider arithmetic boring, and, for some, borderline treasonous, but I’m going to provide some approximate numbers here in an attempt to bring some logic and reason to the fake “debate.”

To The Editor:
The letter to Liz Mezzetti from me, which was printed in the Catskill Mountain News last week, was supposed to be an internal memo between the members of our lodging bureau and Liz, who is marketing director of ORDA. I did not give permission to the paper to print the memo nor would I if asked. The letter was not meant to be directed at Liz but rather to the policies of ORDA in regards to the ski packages that we were given this year.

To The Editor:
Thanks and kudos to Thomas DeLong for bringing this subject up. I have a few more thoughts.

To The Editor:
It was refreshing to read Kurt Holcher’s comments last week concerning our economy.  He got it 100 percent right!

If we believe we are going to solve our debt problems and get our economy growing by “taxing the wealthy a bit more” - get serious. We can tax this group all we want and it will make no difference. They don’t have enough to get us out of this mess. Wise up.

To The Editor:

To The Editor:
It is time to come together. It is time for people with opposing views to sit at the same table, get to know each other, state their views on issues of contention and enter in to civil debate knowing that they will neither win nor lose as the mutual goal is to understand the reasoning of the opposition and make attempt at consensus. Each should try with great effort; yes it will take great effort to allow the other side to state their position without interruption and avoid talking on top of the other.

To The Editor:
In reply to the manifestos posted in the Catskill Mountain News by Lauren Davis, I feel a strong obligation to the people of the Village of Margaretville to report that his allegations of a “mushroom factory” are false.

Davis will not tell you that the village started eminent domain proceedings after he called the state police to arrest village workers, with the proper permits, when they attempted to restore water flow to a dry Binnekill.

Dear Liz:
Our members have several questions regarding March promotions. We think that the 185,000 BOGOs (Buy One, Get One) that you allowed Coke to distribute to their vendors should significantly increase the ticket sales for the month. However, we did an extensive search for any Coke promotion of Belleayre and we were not able to find any. Also, I had a family stay this weekend and they had a kid ski FREE coupon for their 17-year-old. Is this another promotion that we were excluded from?

To The Editor:
I guess it sort of makes sense for Judge Rosa, re your story last week on the increase in tickets being given, to have such a benign sense of the motor vehicle ticketing in this area, (last week’s quote) given that in court he is usually the one on the higher seat.

To The Editor:
This letter is in regards to Dr. Paul Harris’ letter printed  in last week’s paper.   
Dr. Harris  is upset and will most likely be taking his family elsewhere for skiing since losing his free Senior Citizen Pass.  He states he has had this card since 2004 when he turned 65. That would put him over the age of 70 now.