Andrew E. Whitten

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Letter: Endorses Harris due to opponent’s lies

Sep 18, 2024 | cdispatch.com | Andrew E. Whitten

I have seen several Presidential elections but nothing quite as ridiculous as the 2024 Presidential election. The contestants lie, but Trump and his running mate have gone overboard. Anyone who can vote for this pair is just as bad as they are. From accusing people of eating pets to staging shootings. Is there no shame and length they will go to win an election? I pity the people following this Hitler want-to-be.
Letter: Offended by Trump’s Mandela comparison

Apr 10, 2024 | cdispatch.com | Andrew E. Whitten

Recently I observed a message from Donald Trump stating that he was comparing himself to Nelson Mandela. That is one of the worst lies he could have told. Nelson Mandela was a man who stood for equality, justice and freedom for mankind — quite the opposite of what Trump spewed. I believe that Mandela would be offended that Trump would use his name to characterize the position that he is in.
Letter: Agrees that race drove supervisors’ decision

Jan 5, 2024 | cdispatch.com | Andrew E. Whitten

This is really in response to the Wednesday article in The Dispatch concerning the Supervisors of this white privilege board of supervisors. I agree with Leroy, as long as the Caucasians are in the majority this privilege will remain. If the tables were turned, we would see a complete change in the president of the board of supervisors. Anyone disagreeing has had their head in the sand for all of their lives. Nothing changes.
Letter: Child prosecuted for peeing is ridiculous

Dec 19, 2023 | cdispatch.com | Andrew E. Whitten

Just when the worst Mississippians have played their trump card, this incident comes up. Being a person of sane mind and some type of intelligence, this has to come across as one of the most ridiculous events that could occur even for that select group. For a 10-year-old child, HATE is one thing, but this will rank above that. I hope the individuals involved in the persecution of this child are proud of themselves. Matter of fact, their lives are a mistake to society.
Letter: Presumed innocent

Dec 8, 2023 | cdispatch.com | Andrew E. Whitten

This is regarding The Commercial Dispatch’s Wednesday headline about Pierre Beard. It’s amazing how quickly these people are presumed guilty before a trial. I do not condone any crime, but what I do condone is the presumption of innocence. Am I guilty of a crime for merely associating with a person who has been arrested? If so, turn out the lights, for sure a number of us are guilty. All of the personnel who surround Donald Trump are guilty.
Automated Tax Filing: Simulating a Prepopulated Form 1040

Oct 30, 2023 | journals.uchicago.edu | Lucas Goodman |Katherine Lim |Bruce Sacerdote |Andrew E. Whitten

Each year, Americans spend more than 1.7 billion hours and $33 billion preparing individual tax returns, and these filing costs are regressive. To lower and redistribute the filing burden, researchers and policy makers have proposed having the Internal Revenue Service prepopulate tax returns for individuals. We evaluate this hypothetical policy using a large, nationally representative sample of returns filed for tax year 2019.
Letter: How old is too old?

Sep 15, 2023 | cdispatch.com | Andrew E. Whitten

I recently celebrated another birthday and believe it or not the moans and groans keep getting more frequent when arising from a sitting position or getting out of bed, and may I say in some instances, louder. I remember my parents and grandparents making those sounds. I did not really understand at the time what was happening with them. Now, I understand. There is always condemnation of our POTUS’s (President Biden) age. Those of you who think that you are forever young, keep lying to yourself.
Letter: With race, history repeats itself

Jul 18, 2023 | cdispatch.com | Andrew E. Whitten

I appreciate Slim Smith’s column concerning the Citizens’ Council. I purchased the book written by Stephanie Rolph, Resisting Equalities. It reflects what’s happening today. In other words, history is repeating. Although some people will say that’s in the past, the past is NOW. For example, the Republican-led state legislature is really trying to put the stamp of slavery on Jackson and Hinds County, and they are trying to justify their actions in the name of crime prevention.
Letter: Concerned about apparent dismissal of the law

Mar 7, 2023 | cdispatch.com | Andrew E. Whitten

Skip to content I am writing to voice my concern about the law in Mississippi. I can not understand the mindset of some of the law and order advocates in Columbus.