Caribbean Times 12.02.2016

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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WHY SO MUCH SHOPPING
Dear Editor,
I am already amazed at the amount of
shopping that people did both at stores
and on-line for Thanksgiving.
And already, some of my family-members,
and colleagues in the office are
talking about the amount of shopping
that they still have to do for Christmas.
I am growing to realize that shopping
cuts across all races and classes.
Another thing is that I recently learnt
from a Documentary that millions of
tourists come to New York each year,
mainly to do shopping.
Editor, I am aware of the economic
benefits that shopping brings to a society,
especially in terms of providing jobs, but
I believe that in the same way that people
have to go on diets, poorer persons
should be taught to go on shopping restrictions,
because many of them are living
way above the means.
— Sandra Vargas
THE RECENT ELECTIONS
Dear Editor,
I have decided not to pay any more
attention to the predictions of election
pollsters, simply because they got the
results of the November 8 elections, so
wrong.
I believe that their false predictions
made a big contribution to Hillary Clinton
losing the elections, because I believe
that many of her supporters perhaps
thought that there was no way that she
would have lost those elections based on
the reports that the pollsters were giving,
and they did not bother to go out and
vote.
Those pollsters were reporting that
there was no way that Mr. Trump could
have found a path to the 270 college votes
that were needed to win the Presidency.
I find myself feeling sorry for those
pollsters, because no one is going to believe
them in the future, and they should
start looking for new jobs.
— Witty Burgen
GETTING RID OF THE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
I feel that the time has come to get
rid of the electoral college, and replace
it with some structure that will give the
candidate with the most votes, the election
victory.
For example with this election, it appears
as if Hillary Clinton is going to get
close to three million votes more than
Mr.Trump. but she is going to lose the
November elections.
I hope that if and when the time comes
to amend the Constitution in order to
change from the electoral college, that
the elected politicians in the House and
the Senate will vote their consciences and
change that outmoded system.
— Hartley Sam
Caribbean Times | December 1-14, 2016
POETRY CORNER
THANKS-GIVING
Without this holiday,
We would not pray.
We would not say Thanks
for money and food Banks.
We would not say Thanks for life
for a husband and wife,
We would not thank breath,
We would not avoid death.
We say thanks for Thanksgiving,
for we the living
need to be grateful
for our bodies and souls.
It allows us to give gratitude
and have the right attitude
to a comfortable existence
with appreciation and patience.
We should give thanks daily,
We should express thanks hourly,
We should pray as we plan
to occupy this land.
— Carlyle Harry
VOTING
Please take note,
we have to vote.
We cannot have a choice
without expressing our voice.
I remind friends and family ,
that Trump defeated Hillary
because of our complacency.
What about the future?
What about our policy treasures?
What about our children
and the College students.
I am worry about the poor
and needy for sure.
I am counting the four years
to show we care.
— Mike Brutus
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