Sound Off: Nov. 24, 2024
Food prices
Food prices are soaring in Mississippi because Walmart has a monopoly. When the Super Walmarts started getting competition from dollar stores, they built Neighborhood Markets to compete against them. No competition and Walmart can name their price. Consumers don’t have a choice but to pay their price.
Some are doing well
Mississippi is the second poorest state in the nation yet has the fifth highest grocery prices in the nation and the highest grocery tax in the nation. And who has been running this state for decades? Republican legislators. Obviously they don’t care about the working class and the disadvantaged nearly as much as they care about themselves. They themselves are doing very well.
Great job, Mississippi
Several weeks ago, I was the victim of identity theft and all of my credit cards and bank accounts were hacked. I found about it early enough to cancel all my cards and report the fraud to my financial institutions. Fortunately, I intervened early enough to avoid any significant theft. I filed a report with the Biloxi Police, FBI and U.S. Department of Commerce. I am a senior citizen. Apparently one of my financial institutions reported my situation to the MS Dept. of Human Services, Adult Protective Services. (MDHS/APS) To my surprise a representative from the MDHS paid me a visit and discussed my case. She inquired if there was anything I was in immediate need of. I was not. Mississippi gets a bad rap so much and I wanted to send this Sound Off to express my appreciation to the city, state and federal agencies for their concern and assistance. Special shout out to the MDHS. Our state may not get everything right but this agency certainly has their act together. I’m proud to live in MS.
Nothing new
Is there really any sense in WLOX-TV producing “Shop South Mississippi” anymore? I used to enjoy seeing some of the small business options, but for months it seems to be the same 5 or 6 worn out ads shown over and over. Some already run their commercials on the station night and day, so what’s the point?
Move forward
All i hear from Democrats is how to keep Donald Trump from accomplishing anything — nothing about advancing America. And they wonder why they lost.
Leave Gaetz alone
Leave Matt Gaetz alone. The re-election of Donald Trump proves that the majority of American voters no longer care about personal morality.
Trump and sports
It seems that a lot of people, especially in the sports world voted for Donald Trump. This is a complete 180 from 2016 when Colin Kaepernick took a knee. We have patriots everywhere now.
Gaetz gone?
There seems to be some question of whether or not Matt Gaetz can be reinstated to the House after his brief foray into AG territory. If Donald Trump wants it, he will, regardless of what the rules may be. If he does, will the ethics report come back, too?
Gaetz report
If the ethics commitee report on Matt Gaetz found no evidence of wrongdoing, it would have been released to Congress, and maybe the public, immediately, if for no other reason than to shut the Democrats up. The fact that they refuse to show their cards, no doubt at Donald Trump’s insistence, tells me it must paint him in a very bad light, which is something we all deserve to know.
Loss of democracy
I didn’t believe I would ever agree with Dems on our loss of democracy but I finally do. When FEMA leaders appointed by the Democrats decided to ignore Donald Trump supporters for disaster aid, we have truly lost our freedoms and democracy.
Silly me
I studied political science in hopes of a career in politics. Apparently I should have tried getting a job at FOX News.
Trump’s new team
It’s very suspicious that none of Donald Trump’s old team is with him still. He’s got a whole new cast of characters who should watch their backs because many of his former staff are in jail, convicted and broke from lawsuits.
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