TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE

Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, my soul. Psalm 103:22

Kustoff challenged to debate

No one enjoys paying taxes, but, finally, West Tennesseans can enjoy knowing that the taxes they pay offset one of the largest tax cuts ever given. The so-called “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” is the largest kickback to high-dollar donors in our lifetime. Nearly 80 percent of the benefits go to the wealthiest 1 percent. The law permanently cuts the taxes paid by huge corporations and their wealthiest executives; it cuts our taxes for only seven years. To top it off, Congress is considering cutting Social Security and Medicare to pay for their corporate kickback.

We paid for those benefits, but Congress wants to gut them anyway. That is not the future that West Tennessee deserves. West Tennessee deserves a representative who listens to everyday people, not those who make the biggest campaign contributions; a representative

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Email letters to letters@commercial appeal.com; mail Letters to the Editor, The Commercial Appeal, 495 Union, Memphis, TN 38103; or click on the “Submit Letter” link on the Opinion page atcommercialappeal.com. who will be their voice against those who put profits over the people; a representative who values the lives, contributions and potential of every single person.

U.S. Rep. David Kustoff seemingly believes the vote he cast is in line with the values of the people he is supposed to represent. I don’t, which is why I am running to represent Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District. If the congressman thinks I am wrong, I’d invite him to join me in a public town hall where we can both hear from the people he is supposed to be representing.

John Boatner Jr., Memphis