{"id":432954,"date":"2022-04-17T02:22:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T23:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-april-17-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T02:22:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T23:22:50","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-april-17-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-april-17-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 April 17, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fce3af227e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fce3af227e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-april-17-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_April_17_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 April 17, 2022&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_April_17_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 April 17, 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Ride_hailing_Uber_Lyft.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Uber\u2019s price surge<br \/><\/strong>You report that critics of Uber call that company\u2019s rising fares \u201cdownright unethical\u201d (\u201cWe are being taken for a ride,\u201d April 15).<\/p>\n<p>Prices reflect underlying realities of demand and supply. In New York City, rising crime (thanks, Bill de Blasio!) simultaneously raises the demand for Uber rides as it lowers the supply of such rides.<\/p>\n<p>These realities cannot help but push fares upward. The supply of rides is further reduced \u2014 and, hence, fares further raised \u2014 by rising fuel costs (thanks, environmentalists!) and the continued use of the medallion system to artificially limit the number of taxicabs.<\/p>\n<p>Blaming high fares on Uber makes no more sense than blaming, say, a city\u2019s high murder rate on a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper that accurately reports crime statistics. Ride-share fares will remain high in Gotham for as long as these underlying problems persist.<\/p>\n<p><em>Donald Boudreaux<\/em><br \/><em>Fairfax, Va.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Attack on Israel<br \/><\/strong>When Israel signed the Oslo Accords, the Arabs of Palestine got their first opportunity to live under the administration of leaders of their own choosing (\u201cWhat set off this eruption of terror,\u201d Benjamin Kerstein, April 11).<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, those chosen leaders have betrayed their people\u2019s trust. Instead of preparing their people for life in a Palestinian state co-existing with the nation-state of the Jews, Palestinian leaders have taught their people to hate Jews and rewarded them for killing Jews, while the leaders embezzled funds donated for the people\u2019s benefit and diverted humanitarian aid to efforts to destroy Israel.<\/p>\n<p>No one should be surprised that violence against Israelis typically increases during Ramadan. Palestinians have been taught that killing Jews paves the road to entry into Muslim heaven. And, of course, violence must be the response to the \u201cdangerous\u201d Abraham Accords. Acceptance of a Jewish state in the Middle East is treason. No matter that the Jews\u2019 ancestral homeland was centered in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p><em>Toby F. Block<\/em><br \/><em>Atlanta<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>Detective drought<br \/><\/strong>I want to commend the New York Post for informing your readers about the terrible situation in Seattle (\u201cSeattle has no detectives to probe sex assaults,\u201d April 13).<\/p>\n<p>Do we need any more proof of the absurdity of the \u201cdefund the police\u201d insanity? If the \u201cdefund\u201d maniacs in New York City like Jumaane Williams and Ron Kuby get their way, things will turn out to be just as bad for the victims of crimes in this city.<\/p>\n<p><em>John Francis Fox<\/em><br \/><em>Sunnyside<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>Cash-crazy Yank<br \/><\/strong>To date, Aaron Judge (along with Yankee teammate Anthony Rizzo) is unvaccinated for COVID (\u201cMile$ apart,\u201d April 14).<\/p>\n<p>This coming May 2, 3 and 4, the Yankees <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to Toronto to play the Blue Jays, this season\u2019s toughest divisional and league opponent. Unless Canada\u2019s COVID policy loosens up, Judge won\u2019t be permitted to cross the border to play.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees can ill afford to lose many of the season\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s in Toronto. Judge missing those games could ruin the 2022 season for the team. All this while Judge looks for a bigger offer in his negotiations for a long-term contract to be one of the highest-paid players in the game. Judge says he\u2019s all about the team.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve seen Judge up close and have found him to be a good ambassador for the game, probably a future Yankee \u201ccaptain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But all of that might come crashing down should Judge come out of this looking bad. <\/p>\n<p>Judge, who by most accounts comes from a very good family, spent years reminding me of Derek Jeter. His last 30 days of greed are now reminding me of Alex Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dennis Kerbis<\/em><br \/><em>Staten Island<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy and style.<\/strong><\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Prices reflect underlying realities of demand and supply. 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