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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 2018
Page
6
The Gazette argues the Trump budget proposal replacing cash benefits with government groceries undermines efficiency and dignity. It cites research showing cash assistance is more cost effective, notes private food distributors’ superiority, and urges government focus on core welfare functions.
Steve Maravetz of Mount Vernon blasts Sens. Grassley and Ernst and Rep. Blum for their stance on gun ownership. He notes only 15 percent of Americans hunt and 3 percent own most firearms, arguing modern guns enable mass killings and politicians must act or step aside.
A local caller urges Iowa to create a state holiday in March or August to recognize women’s achievements from suffrage to today. She notes gender equity in wages and fields as essential and plans to deliver an online petition to lawmakers in March.
Walter Williams argues against the lump of labor fallacy noting unlimited human wants create new jobs as automation grows. He cites shifts from agriculture to manufacturing, U S output gains, and Bureau of Labor Statistics projections to support that creative destruction drives growth and not job stagnation.
Tod Dorman notes that Parkland Florida students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas and supporters from Boca Raton Iowa City and beyond march to protest gun violence. He urges leaders to act and for a renewed open debate on reasonable gun regulations beyond party lines. He critiques partisan bickering and the influence of the NRA while praising youth activism.
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