DonnaMunro, Bremerton

Kitsap Sun

I spotted the enchanting piece, "How regular people can solve America’s problems," by Charles Koch and Brian Hooks recently on the Sun's opinion page. "Empower every person to contribute in their own way" they affirm.

This is the same Charles Koch (along with his late brother) who befitted spectacularly from 2010's Citizens United ruling which allowed them to flood our political system with dark money to fight campaign finance reform and other democratic processes.

The Koch brothers spent $40 million to back and promote Trump's 2017 tax cuts. Because of these tax cuts and loopholes orchestrated by moneyed interests, by 2018 the bottom 10% of Americans paid a higher tax rate (26%) than the 400 richest Americans. We can take Koch's and Hooks advice: contribute our efforts to make a difference.

The winners of Georgia's Senate seat runoffs in Jan. 2021 can decide which party controls the U.S. Senate for Joe Biden's Presidential term. The Republican Senate blocked many of Obama's efforts to lead our nation responsibly. We must allow President-Elect Joe Biden to be able to do his job.

In Georgia, Reverend Raphael Warnock is facing off against Republican incumbent Senator Kelly Loeffler. And Jon Ossoff is challenging Republican Senator David Perdue. If Warnock and Ossoff win, we, the people, can be represented by the U.S. Senate, not moneyed interests as has been the case.

I am encouraging people in Georgia to vote in their January run-off Senate election. You can, too. Go to votefwd.org for info on other ways to help.

Donna Munro, Bremerton

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/opinion/readers/2020/11/24/empowerment-means-liste