Dimon’s downer
Gee, what a surprise: A big-time banking CEO like Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan is supporting the under-siege Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell in keeping interest rates high for Americans (“Dimon: Get off Fed boss’ back,” July 16).
The American people just came off four torturous years of an administration that made every decision against our best interests. The only way we survived this was with the hope of President Trump getting back in the White House to restore peace and prosperity.
But Dimon says: Hold your horses, people. Despite surviving the worst administration of all time, you still can’t get prosperous terms because it would hurt my bottom line. How does he sleep at night?
Dimon clearly benefits from Americans continuing to suffer from high interest rates, claiming, “Playing around with the Fed can often have adverse consequences.”
Eugene Dunn, Medford
PBS’ public good
PBS and NPR are not about politics or handouts (“Big Bird’s Big Bucks,” Rich Lowry, July 15).
They are trusted public services that reach millions of Americans with high-quality educational programming, fact-based journalism and cultural content.
In rural areas, including much of upstate New York, local public media stations are often the only consistent sources of news and learning. That is not a luxury — it’s a civic need.
Lowry’s article claims public media should survive like any other private business. But PBS and NPR are not built to maximize profit — they are designed to serve the public interest.
Federal support — though modest, with around 15% for PBS and 1% for NPR — is essential for keeping these services accessible.
Ask any parent or teacher what PBS means to childhood education; ask any listener in a news desert what NPR means to staying informed.
Bo Hershey, Watertown
A dud of a ruling
I cannot understand how a judge could overturn Michael Bossett’s conviction for throwing a grenade at the police officers who were arresting him for his role in the murder of Gabriel Vitale (“Judge’s helping ‘hand’ to killer,” July 14).
The most ironic thing about this affair is that Bossett’s lawyer, Ron Kuby, called the conviction “wrongful.”
However, Bossett really did throw a grenade at the officers. When the grenade fortunately did not go off, he later pretended that he thought it was a “dud.” There is nothing false about that.
John Francis Fox, Sunnyside
Halt bird-hawking
A new local bill would ban pet stores from hawking birds (“NYC pet shops squawk,” July 15).
Thank you to Voters for Animal Rights and Councilwoman Diana Ayala for attempting to right society’s wrongs.
Over 200 years ago, William Blake nailed it when he wrote, “A robin redbreast in a cage puts all heaven in a rage.” For far too long, humanity has ignored that wisdom.
Karen Dawn, Santa Barbara Calif.
Defend ICE agents
Left-wing radicals claim they are protesting ICE raids, but throwing rocks at agents is anarchy — not protest (“Begging for Civil War,” Editorial, July 14).
These acts endanger officers’ lives and can cause death.
The head of ICE should issue a shoot-to-kill order when attacked by radicals whose acts constitute deadly physical force against law officers in the lawful performance of their duties.
The rights of these people end when public safety is endangered.
Gary Acerra, Staten Island
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