Letters to the editor for Thursday, May 13, 2021
Letter writers
More on taxes
In a letter to the editor in today s (May 10) paper, a writer said that income taxes were not an expense.
Financial statements have income and expense and taxes fall under the category of expenses. The writer seems to think that taxes, no matter the size are not expenses. How many companies would continue if taxes were 100% or more of profits? From an individual s perspective, if you receive a salary and taxes are deducted, isn t that an expense? If taxes were 100% of salary, would you still say it was not an expense? It is certainly not money you can spend.
Letters to editor for Monday, April 19, 2021
Letter writers
Mangroves protect our shores
The article “Environmental restoration at home: Sanibel volunteers grow mangroves,” posted March 27, was both enlightening and inspirational. The work of Coastal Watch and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation is so important to the future of the Southwest Florida ecosystem.
As a newer resident to Southwest Florida, I have fallen in love with the mangroves and estuaries in this area. I take my dog, Layla, to Dog Beach in Bonita Springs often and we love wandering through the mangroves together.
The article stated how crucial mangroves are to the environment, a fact that we Floridians can sometimes overlook. Mangroves provide habitats for wildlife, incubate our seafood industry and protect our picturesque shorelines against erosion.
Letters to editor for Monday, March 15, 2021
Letter writers
Veteran got vaccine time via hotline
On Friday the newspaper printed my letter about not being able to get a vaccination. That morning I called the Bay Pines (VA Healthcare System) COVID vaccine hotline at 727-395-2400 and got an appointment to get my first shot at the VA (clinic) in Cape Coral.
That same day, another veteran s letter stated the VA called him and a friend in February to get their shots. The VA was calling from a list of veterans 75 and older until March, when the government added veterans who were teachers, firefighters, police, health workers and all TSA employees. When all of those individuals were added, the VA quit using the list.