{"id":8713594,"date":"2023-01-11T16:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/?p=8713594&preview=true&preview_id=8713594"},"modified":"2023-01-11T16:30:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:30:24","slug":"letters-1113","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2023\/01\/11\/letters-1113\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters: No status quo | Nicaragua immigrants | Pattern of debt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Don’t settle for statusquo on climate change<\/h4>\n

I appreciate Lisa Krieger\u2019s recent article, \u201cWhen will we get a break from the storms?<\/a>\u201d (Page A1, Jan. 10), which provided both a thorough weather forecast and a historical perspective on California\u2019s extreme weather events.<\/p>\n

I was disappointed that it ended with the statement that \u201cwe should get used to [extreme] storm cycles,\u201d as such a position ignores what actions we can take to minimize and mitigate climate change. A majority of Americans want Congress to act on climate change, and decarbonizing our energy supply is one of the most effective methods. Sixty-nine percent of Americans<\/a>\u00a0say developing alternative energy sources, such as wind and solar, is a priority for the country.<\/p>\n

We must tell Congress to enact bipartisan legislation that supports the nationwide generation, distribution and use of clean energy, and support streamlined building electrification and permitting. <\/p>\n

Sarah Hubbard<\/strong>San Mateo<\/em><\/p>\n

Article mischaracterizesNicaragua immigrants<\/h4>\n

Re. “Biden walks stretch of U.S.-Mexico border<\/a>,” Page A1, Jan. 9:<\/p>\n

Your article repeats disinformation regarding Nicaraguans fleeing repression and crime. The truth is that Nicaragua is the safest country<\/a>\u00a0in Central America and one of the safest in Latin America. Plus, there is no gang-related violence there.<\/p>\n

Nicaragua is a very poor country, but since the Sandinistas regained power in 2007, poverty has steadily decreased<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nicaraguan migration had been very low but has increased due to economic reasons. Our country’s sanctions as well as other U.S. policies against Nicaragua, and the U.S. support<\/a>\u00a0of the 2018 coup attempt, have hurt the Nicaraguan economy and its people, especially the poor. If the United States wants to decrease Nicaraguan migration, it should lift the sanctions and stop trying to overthrow the democratically elected President Ortega and the Sandinista government. They are supported by the vast majority of Nicaraguans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Arlene Reed<\/strong>Diablo<\/em><\/p>\n

Bush set patternof increasing debt<\/h4>\n

We should all welcome the goal of eliminating our annual federal deficit. But what is the modern origin of our current federal debt, which is now more than $31 trillion<\/a>?<\/p>\n