Letters: Paid leave comes with consequences
This is a response to the Nov. 26 guest column titled, "Paid leave should be no joke." I certainly agree that there is a place for paid leave and that most Americans (at least on the surface) support it.
However, when people consider the consequences — that being the cost, who pays for it, the hardship it may put on employers and the length of time promoters of paid leave like Crabbe want — then it is no surprise that it has become a joke.
Calvin Johnson, Jacksonville
Always ‘follow the money’
The recent article about false voter registrations was comical when it stated that it was not done for political gain. Give me a break; no one does this for fun, they do it for money — money from someone who is very much interested in political gain.
It is sad that such a shallow attempt to bury what is really happening is published in the paper and that it is expected that the masses just blindly take it as is, without thinking it through. I guess journalism today is not what it was 30 or 40 years ago, when news people at least tried to be unbiased, but then again, the masses do not seem to be as smart as they were back then either.
Quite honestly, if you really believe that it was not done for political gain, then you should be feeling pretty embarrassed for such naiveté.
Bill Goreschak, Jacksonville
Amaro has big shoes to fill
Ken Amaro has been one of our true stars in Jacksonville. I have seen him in action with a calm and intelligent demeanor, interviewing common citizens for a story. He has been fair and balanced, representing what is very good about this city.
I only hope that another investigative reporter can fill his big shoes.
William V. Choisser M.D., Arlington
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Letters: Paid leave comes with consequences
