The U.S. has bills to pay, so how can it cut taxes?

When you have bills to pay, do you try to work overtime to catch up or work less? So why is the government negotiating a tax cut? The United States of America has a bill to pay: $20.5 trillion and climbing.

It’s an insult to the working class of America for elected officials to even consider a tax cut for anyone, let alone the rich who fund their election campaigns. The tax cut recipients will not give Americans jobs. They’re not going to give us raises. Industry will never come back home, and we would want to earn a living wage, not a dollar a day.

Our money they’re giving to their friends should be used to upgrade our infrastructure, which would definitely create jobs. Tax cuts only turn multimillionaires into billionaires. JOE MIELCAREK

Ross

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three-day per week job for minimum wage. This, after a failed retirement investment from a well-known Pittsburgh financial institution that I trusted. The job helps pay my taxes and various insurances I must have. My proposed retirement income isn’t half of what was intended. I want to keep my home. Ending these high property taxes would help. JOHN DOLLAR

Butler other of the hardworking and dedicated employees of TIAA — it applies only to the bosses.

TIAA’s officers should really be ashamed and held accountable, because they have violated a really big and valued commitment and long-held trust in the company’s values by millions of clients. What’s wrong with these people? Greed? Disgraceful! CHARLIE ASTON

Squirrel Hill

On the evening of Nov. 13, my beloved border collie mix, Zoom, took off in the dark and I could not find him. I walked and drove around Castle Shannon for more than an hour looking for him with no luck. My sister suggested I call the Castle Shannon Police Department, but I was sure the police would not take a call for a lost dog seriously.

To my surprise, the dispatcher was very concerned and sent an officer to the house. Little did I know that just as the officer was coming to the house he saw Zoom running fast up Belleville Street from Sixth Street (a very busy road) and the officer followed Zoom to our house on Belleville Street. Zoom showed up at the back porch just as the officer was knocking on the front door.

There is so much criticism directed toward the police these days; I just want to point out that there are some pretty awesome, caring officers out there! I am very impressed with how much the Castle Shannon Police Department cared about my situation and were willing to take time out of their busy schedule to help me find my lost dog. Thank you, Castle Shannon Police Department, for your caring attitude and generous assistance! LESLIE LINTZ Castle Shannon