Letters to the editor – February 8, 2023

Problem: President Biden’s claim that inflation was “already there” when he took office.

It’s been more than two years since President Biden was put in charge of the country (“Blood in Joe’s Memory”, Feb. 4).

He made many, like me, rethink retirement and stay working. His failed policies caused many Americans to return to work. Not because they want to, but because they have to.

Yes, Biden, it’s time to take responsibility for your failed leadership and stop blaming former President Donald Trump.

Michael A. Franz, Sr.

Hewlett

Does Sleepy Joe really think we’re that stupid? For all his failures, and there are many of them, he blames the “previous administration.”

Inflation was less than 2% when Biden took office. It rose to 9% and is now hovering around 6%.

This guy is a pathological liar. Hopefully his physical condition next week will include a cognitive test, but if he doesn’t hold his breath waiting for the true results.

With the failed plans of Biden and the Democrats. they have only two ways to try to dodge the truth: blame Trump or play the racial card.

Biden is trying to prove Abraham Lincoln wrong: most of the time, you can fool most people. He cheated 81 million when they voted for him.

Walter Goldesky

East Brunswick, New Jersey

Biden can say his administration is not responsible for the inflation, arguing that it happened before he took office.

That’s all you need in today’s world. Say it and wait for it to be so. Enough people will pick up the claims and promote everything that is said and done. Enough people never leave the comfort of their subscribed sources.

Out of the box thinking is no longer possible in a limited society.

Jonathan Kiddran

Glendale

Joe’s “memory hole” indeed. I nearly fell off my chair when I heard him say that inflation was not his or his administration’s fault.

You don’t have to be an economist to feel disadvantaged when shopping for essentials. Why does everything get worse when a Democrat comes to power?

I’m still reeling from the ironically named “Affordable Care Act” laid down by former President Barack Obama. My health care is more expensive than ever since it’s gone.

And now we’re struggling to heat our homes, fuel our cars, and keep food in the fridge.

Steve Preciosa, Sr.

Deptford Township, New Jersey

Issue: Arrest of two men who allegedly attacked Ray Alvarez, owner of Ray’s candy store.

The attack on Ray Alvarez, the 90-year-old owner of Ray’s Candy Store, is a particularly heinous, cowardly, and despicable crime (“Sweet Justice Arrests for Elderly Candy Store Owner,” Feb. 5).

Now that Alvarez’s alleged attackers have been apprehended, The Post must track and report the case through the criminal justice system to inform the public about how these nefarious scammers are ultimately treated by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office.

Will these disgusting perverts get the persecution they deserve? If there is ever a case of zero indulgence, this is it.

Peter Janoff

Stamford, Connecticut.

I want to thank The Post for covering the horrific attack on Ray Alvarez.

When you read about something like this, you wonder how Cheerlan McCrae could once say that a city without police “would be like nirvana, a utopia.”

This brutal attack should make us all aware of what is happening as New York becomes more and more police free.

John Francis Fox

Sunny side

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