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This is Viewpoints for Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Sanction cities

How did the Paris terrorist successfully elude the police for four months in a Brussels neighborhood? It was because he was surrounded by like-minded people who were protecting him. So what do "sophisticated" Americans do? We replicated that environment by establishing multiple "sanction" cities.

This could only happen at a time when the country has deteriorated to such a state that it is allowed. How many "sanction cities" were there before Obama was president?

— Robert Buck

Macon

According to the Center For Immigration Studies there are over "300 cities, counties and states that are considered 'sanctuary cities.' These areas interfere with ICE's ability to enforce immigration laws.

— The Editors

Debt crisis

The U.S. is currently $19.2 trillion in debt (nearly $9 trillion has been added by Obama's administration). When Obama leaves office, he will come close to adding more debt than all previous 43 presidents combined. Our debt has been reported as unsustainable. When President Reagan left office in 1988 he said his biggest regret was tripling our national debt. In his eight years, the U.S. debt went from $1 trillion to $2.8 trillion. Reagan added to the debt because he was determined to win the Cold War. His famous quote was, "We win, they lose." The Soviet Union collapsed under the financial strain of attempting to match the U.S. military might. They were also waging a 10-year war in Afghanistan. Communism failed, alcoholism was rampant, and there was a general feeling of discontent by the Soviet people.

Here we are today with crushing U.S. debt. What happens if China, Japan or England stops loaning us money? In the U.S., approximately 46-cents of every dollar we spend is borrowed money. We have a terrible spending problem. What if you wake up one morning and hear China decided to stop loaning us money? The U.S. economy — and then the world's economy — would be in chaos. The news reported China has tried to sell off U.S. debt. Are they worried we will default on our loans? If you worry about our future like I do, please contact your representatives.

— Mike Smith

Warner Robins

This story was originally published April 12, 2016 at 8:55 PM with the headline "This is Viewpoints for Wednesday, April 13, 2016 ."

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