Letters: Donald Trump’s tax law is no gift to the U.S.
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Trump’s tax law is
no gift for the U.S.
Re: “House approves Trump’s tax bill” (Page A1, July 4).
On July 4th, President Trump signed his “Big Beautiful Bill,” enacting the Heritage Foundation’s 920-page “Project 2025” playbook for establishing a government with an authoritarian executive who wields unlimited power. Among other provisions (tax breaks for the wealthy, destruction of social safety nets for the poor), it also calls for the expulsion of as many immigrants as possible.
If you are appalled by Trump’s masked ICE agents with no identification, no warrants, driving unmarked vehicles, seizing people off the streets and sending them to prisons out of state or out of country never to be heard from again (it’s called “disappearing”) — note the provision in the Big Beautiful Bill that increases the Homeland Security budget exponentially.
It may have been July 4th, but it is far from a Happy Birthday for America.
Kirch DeMartini
Saratoga
GOP abdicates fiscal
responsibility with law
Re: “Trump signs his bill into law” (Page A1, July 5).
President Trump finally got his way, signing his package of tax breaks and spending cuts. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the package will add $3.3 trillion to the national debt during the next 10 years.
What happened to the Republican Party? They used to be for deficit reduction and balanced budgets. Currently, the national debt, about $37 trillion, is 120% of GDP. For all practical purposes, the United States of America is broke.
The explosive rise of the national debt by the four previous administrations and now President Trump’s second term has and will wreak havoc for decades to come, saddling our children and grandchildren with insurmountable debt.
Joseph Rizzuto
Los Gatos
Tax law is a victory
for conservatives
Re: “Trump signs his bill into law” (Page A1, July 5).
One Big Beautiful Bill delivers to conservatives what they have been working hard for since the days of Rush Limbaugh.
Tax cuts for the wealthy are the hallmark of conservative philosophy. The wealthy create jobs and fuel the trickle-down economy. Most financial maneuvers used by millionaires and billionaires are now legitimate and legislated. The Supreme Court and other courts have been stacked with judges who share similar views. They use culture, religion and misinformation to succeed brilliantly.
Those who use Medicaid and SNAP are suckers and deserve to be squeezed so that they do not commit fraud on the system. Clean energy is a hoax. Immigrants are job stealers. Who cares for the future? The time for using the power is now.
The strategy has successfully benefited conservatives. The liberals are trapped and struggling. It will take them decades to regain the power they have lost.
BBB is here, swallow it.
Kohli Singh
San Jose
Newsom must lead
in microplastics fight
As a resident of our beautiful area, I am grateful for your attention to environmental issues.
Our environment is under tremendous pressure, and the situation is exacerbated by the actions of the Trump administration. The problems are many, and it is easy to feel overwhelmed. However, there is one area where we can take meaningful action — monitoring microplastics in our drinking water.
Microplastics present an enormous health risk, including the risk of cancer. And there is a lot we don’t yet know about them. The first step toward a solution is comprehensive monitoring. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, seven state governors must formally request that the EPA initiate microplastics monitoring. The EPA is legally obligated to comply.
I call on Gavin Newsom to lead the effort in petitioning the EPA to include microplastics in the next round of testing required by the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule.
Natalie Beebe
Aptos
Protesters should keep
pressure on climate
Re: “Where is the outrage amid climate crisis” (Page A6, July 4).
Thank you for printing Eugene Linden’s column, which points out that the climate crisis deserves more attention from protesters than it is getting. As Linden notes, extreme climate events are becoming increasingly apparent, destructive and costly to ordinary Americans.
Not only is the current administration rolling back environmental regulations and cutting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ability to predict weather disasters, but it is also denying states like California the flexibility to legislate their own environmental measures.
Yes, there are many things to protest in the United States right now, but this one should not be ignored. As signs read during the first Trump administration, “There is no planet B.”
Diana Carroll
San Jose
Let’s step up to stop
deluge of fireworks
What is with people? Doesn’t anyone believe in obeying the law anymore?
The amount of fireworks going off in and around our neighborhood seemed to be worse than usual this year. Scared out pets and some were so loud, they scared us humans.
This has to stop! Law enforcement doesn’t seem to be able to stop it — too many fireworks, too few police or deputy sheriffs.
It’s up to us to stop it. Talk to neighbors and friends and urge them to “cease and desist” going forward. Not only is it a personal safety issue, but it’s a fire issue that affects all of us.
Marcia Fariss
Saratoga