To the editor,
Re: City’s non-voters will still complain, Letters, Nov. 2.
For good reason, fewer and fewer people are bothering to cast their votes. We’re losing faith in a system that was built on a foundation of fairness and democracy. Now, as it was and always has been: hypocrisy.
If you haven’t already noticed, it’s been the same people getting in, time and time again. Money poured in to secure a seat, and when all is said and done, it includes all the perks of a prominent politician.
Podium speeches, well-crafted, with the exception of not following through. Rather than spending money on things that matter, it’s been conveniently allocated for substantial pay increases – generously, I may add.
Plan for the future: education, housing, infrastructure, crime prevention. I’ll give up some give rights and privacy if a few dozen criminals get locked up and stay locked up. Aren’t you fed up with the current system? Divide the construction between much-needed public housing and secure prisons. Remote location. 25 years to life. Seems fair and appropriate.
Michael Pribizanski, Nanaimo
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