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Re “The pols and realities of Prop. 47” (April 14):

I’m not sure why Larry Wilson still has a job as a columnist. He applauds Prop. 47 as being successful in reducing our “bloated” prison population. Perhaps one of the “downsides” of a high prison population to Mr. Wilson is a high number of criminals being in prison. To me, and most other law-abiding citizens, it is a comfort to know that criminals are, in fact, in prison.

As I experience my grocery bill being doubled, I watch every day as criminals walk into any given grocery or retail store, select what they want, and walk out without paying.

This daily occurrence, at best, is unfair to the rest of us who pay for our items, and at worst, raises prices across the board as corporations pass on this “shrink” to the paying consumer. Larry Wilson’s liberal rah-rah cheer of “let’s keep up the good work” is a slap in the face to those of us who are struggling to make ends meet, while criminals take advantage of the fact that they can steal without consequence. That’s the “reality” of Prop. 47.

— B. Carey, San Clemente

It’s called theft

Re “Bandit in the White House” (April 14):

Susan Shelley is absolutely correct in her column on Biden’s buying votes through the student loan forgiveness program.

It is not forgiveness when you are using someone else’s money, in this case the American taxpayer, to forgive debt. That is outright theft.

What would the left be saying if Trump pulled such a blatant insidious move? What would the mainstream media be saying? Forgive me, I keep forgetting they are one and the same.

— Roger Olsen, Burbank

Reparations

Re “Reparations push in California won’t result in much” (April 12):

Tom Elias points out that the majority of voters in this state want equal access to goods and services with no favoritism shown to any one group.  The voters have expressed their thoughts several times when opportunities presented themselves.

The whole idea of reparations to Black Americans in the form of cash is abhorrent to voters. The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits favoritism by guaranteeing equal protection of the laws. Let’s put this issue to bed forever.

— Hayden Lening, Claremont