Letters to the Editor
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‘Puerto Rican Day Celebrants Gather at 50th Parade’
Every June the city closes down for the Puerto Rican Day Parade. For years, Upper East-siders have graciously stood aside as thousands of people converge on our neighborhood bring traffic to a halt, spew garbage all over the sidewalks, and race up and down the streets in their cars [New York, “Puerto Rican Day Celebrants Gather at 50th Parade,” June 11, 2007]. New York is a melting pot and mix of ethnic communities is a strength. I don’t begrudge any groups an opportunity to celebrate. But I must say Monday made some new records for inconvenience. The areas near Fifth Avenue and Central Park were shut down creating a martial law environment. After a baseball game in the park, we walked around aimlessly before we were able to find a way to leave it.
Upon exiting, the garbage, beer cans, and intoxicated people were plentiful. The police should find better ways to control the crowds.
SALVATORE BOMMARITO
New York, N.Y.
‘Robert Rubin’s Rates’
Your editorial “Robert Rubin’s Rates” touches all the expected bases in painting hedge fund managers as economic heroes and civic benefactors, but does not address the underlying question: Under current law, is the compensation at issue ordinary income or capital gains [Editorial, “Robert Rubin’s Rates,” June 13, 2007]?
It is a question of classification, perhaps somewhat dry, and answering it might require an explanation of tax fundamentals. After all, what you describe as a doubling of taxes might possibly be better understood as the elimination of an abuse. What the law is needs to be understood before we discuss what the law ought to be.
BRIAN ESKENAZI
New York, N.Y.
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