Letters: Voter suckered once, but never again by 'family guy' act and 'man of faith” persona

Voter regrets being 'suckered' into crossing party lines

You don’t know me, and you wouldn’t care if you did. I am a Democrat, I crossed party lines to vote for you because I bought your lies.

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I believed your “family guy” act and your "man of faith” persona. Too bad it was all an act. You had a chance to do something great, to do something that would outlive your administration and put you in the history books as a true statesman.

The voters were clear in 2018. They voted overwhelmingly that they were tired of the same old partisan gerrymandering that had rendered their votes moot for decades and opted for change. They wanted a new way to draw the map, and the numbers voting for it were unmistakable. You took their votes and their voices and threw them into the trash.

Why?

To appease a base and to hell with everyone else.

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Congratulations, you suckered me. But know this: The next time I think about trusting a member of your party, I will think of you and know better.

A citizen and voter that you don’t care about.

James Agler, Hilliard

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Build Back Better will help create stable economy

As I see it, the infrastructure legislation (recently passed) invests in things such as roads and bridges. By contrast, Build Back Better would support human capital such as education, decent neighborhoods and proper health care. Both are required, as all will be able to contribute and benefit from an improved, stabilized economy.

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Just imagine we had the best roads except the truckers can’t manage due to lacking the basic necessities of life and their poor working conditions. Now Build Back Better alleviates these problems. All do better and contribute to and benefit from the improved, stabilized economy. Our employers are pleased to have a skilled, stabilized workforce and consumers.

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Gideon Fraenkel, Columbus

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Letters: Vaccine effective?, Build Back Better, crossing party lines