{"id":537142,"date":"2023-01-08T03:48:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T00:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-jan-8-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T03:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T00:48:34","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-jan-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-jan-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 Jan. 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a2406d175dc0\" 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-6a2406d175dc0\" 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-jan-8-2023\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Jan_8_2023%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Jan. 8, 2023&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Jan_8_2023%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Jan. 8, 2023&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/MEGA915364_007-e1672958423187.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p><strong>Randi\u2019s \u2018resilience\u2019<br \/><\/strong>American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten claimed that \u201ckids are resilient\u201d as a justification for keeping schools closed during the pandemic (\u201cLearning Loss\u2019 High Price,\u201d Editorial, Jan. 2).<\/p>\n<p>Evidently, these kids were more resilient than the teachers she represents. Otherwise, these teachers would have been in their classrooms teaching these kids months before they came back to them.<\/p>\n<p>So much for putting the children first, as teachers unions say they do.<\/p>\n<p><em>Michael Brucella<\/em><br \/><em>Brooklyn<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>Midtown scourge<br \/><\/strong>I found The Post\u2019s article about the \u201creal\u201d cause of congestion in Midtown to be obvious \u2014 it is the 100,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>-based for-hire vehicles that have no restrictions in New York City (\u201cUber &amp; Lyft putting Apple in jam: study,\u201d Jan. 4).<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Bill de Blasio made a serious mistake in 2015 by not restricting the number of these vehicles, and more importantly, not requiring them to pay the same fees as the yellow-taxi industry \u2014 that is $15,000 a year that these vehicles don\u2019t pay.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the common-sense solution to the congestion problem would be to cut in half the number of app drivers allowed in the proposed congestion zone on a daily basis \u2014 a past study showed they are empty more than 40% of the time \u2014 and to require them to pay the same fees that yellow cabs do.<\/p>\n<p>That would generate new revenue while also helping the yellow-taxi industry, which the city has gone out of its way to destroy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Brad Brooks<\/em><br \/><em>Manhattan<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>Tots on their own<br \/><\/strong>It\u2019s disgraceful that these parents left their two babies, 5 months old and 2 years old, unattended while they dined out (\u201cHome alone twist in ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> death,\u201d Jan. 4).<\/p>\n<p>Dax and Victoria Tejera splurged on a fancy hotel, baby-monitoring devices and a dinner out in Manhattan \u2014 but wouldn\u2019t spring for a babysitter?<\/p>\n<p>Of course, their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>-media posts portray them clutching their children. It is the epitome of narcissism.<\/p>\n<p>I hope the charges of child endangerment are prosecuted to the fullest extent.<\/p>\n<p><em>Patricia Keane<\/em><br \/><em>Westhampton Beach<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>Ron\u2019s Don act<br \/><\/strong>The inaugural address delivered by Gov. Ron DeSantis does not contain any ground-breaking ideas and, in fact, is just another version of the speeches that former President Donald Trump has delivered at his rallies over the past several years (\u201cThe DeSantis Difference,\u201d Editorial, Jan 5).<\/p>\n<p>So let us not get too carried away with the prospect that DeSantis should be the GOP\u2019s 2024 nominee, replacing Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Does he have any new ideas to make America great again that Trump hasn\u2019t already proposed? The big difference between the two is that Trump is an original. DeSantis is a copycat.<\/p>\n<p><em>J. J. Crovatto<\/em><br \/><em>Ramsey, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><strong>RIP, Pope Benedict<br \/><\/strong>The passing of Pope Benedict brought sadness to many people of this world (\u201cBenedict XVI, 1927-2022,\u201d Jan. 1).<\/p>\n<p>While Benedict was the active pope of the Catholic Church, he kept the church on an even steady path.<\/p>\n<p>While his reign took him through difficult times, he stood for the traditions and morality that uphold our culture.<\/p>\n<p>What he spoke and what he did were not in conflict. Who is pope is important to the whole world, regardless of what religion you are. I mourned when Benedict stepped down and, with many, mourned his passing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Catherine Adago<\/em><br \/><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. 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