My question for Wells Fargo management: Was it worth it?

I ask Wells Fargo, was it worth it?

Regarding “Wells Fargo board chair resigns under pressure,” (March 10):

It was really sad to read reporter Austin Weinstein’s article about how far Wells Fargo would go deceiving its customers in the name of the almighty dollar. When I drive by Wells Fargo going to my bank, I feel remorse for all those customers who put their trust in their bank only to be disappointed . Your bank is a lot like your doctor — someone whom you trust and know everything will be OK. It will take a long time for Wells Fargo to re-establish that trust and regain its status. I would like to ask management — was it worth it?

Barbara Bell Kerr, Charlotte

Free flow of ideas has been restricted

Regarding “Conservatives muzzled at UNC-CH,” (March 10 Opinion):

As an alumni of UNC-Chapel Hill, Class of ‘75, I would like to thank you J. Peder Zane for his op-ed piece. It has been hard to watch our great institutions restrict the free flow of ideas. Especially since that is what we send our youth there to learn.

Harry McPherson, Statesville

Conservative students, step up

Coming from a conservative who likes to call liberals “snowflakes,” J. Peder Zane’s op-ed is classic. Maybe conservative students just need to step up and state their viewpoints and face the consequences. They likely will find out why their fellow students don’t agree with their pro-gun, anti-immigration, climate change denying, anti-LGBTQ, anti-social safety net agenda. This learning experience is exactly why they came to college in the first place.

Steve Knickerbocker, Matthews

Medicare for All: Who’ll pay the bill?

The writer of “Medicare for All is the right thing,” (March 10 Forum) didn’t mention the cost for Medicare for All or who pays the bill. Who buys something not knowing the price? We don’t have unlimited funds.

Most of the Democrats, at least the ones doing all the talking, are living in la-la land. I am 66 year old, worked 50 years, and have Medicare at a cost of $135.80 per month. I pay that premium from Social Security like everyone who has a work record extensive enough to qualify for Medicare.

With Medicare for All will the Democrats pull that money out of thin air or taxpayers’ pockets? Medicare isn’t an entitlement, nor should it be.

Mandy Smith, Albemarle

Trump is missing the bigger picture

Regarding President Trump and his tweets saying ”37,000 Americans died from the common flu last year“ and asking why the turmoil with Covid-19 given the small number of cases and deaths in the U.S.

He fails to realize that in the absence of a vaccine and with the potential exposure to over 200 million Americans, statistically the number of deaths could approach 10 times or more the number of deaths from the flu. This is why other countries have completely shut down in efforts to stop the virus.

William Taylor, Charlotte

White House chaos left US in a lurch

As an independent voter and older person, I was well aware of the untruthful nature of the president. Thomas Wells, an attorney who worked with him said before the 2016 election: “Donald Trump lies everyday even about things of no consequence.” Yet, what has surprised me most is what conservative pundit David Brooks described about the Trump White House, calling it “equal parts chaos and incompetence.”

Valuing loyalty over competence, preferring a chaotic management style, and a disdain for planning ahead have consistently left his staff, Congress and our country in a lurch. The coronavirus lack of preparation and firing the global pandemic team last year is par for the course.

Keith Wilson, Charlotte

A question for the president’s base

Does it matter if the president does not tell the truth? The president’s base doesn’t think so. Perhaps it is because his lies do not directly affect them. But what if they listened to his “hunches” and advice about coronavirus and got sick? What if the time wasted by the scientists correcting his false statements delayed progress evaluating and treating the illness? He has repeated many times that he knows more than the generals and Intelligence professionals. Does he know more than the doctors, virologist, epidemiologist, public health professionals, the CDC?

Dr. David Nachamie, Lincolnton

Please, exempt me from time changes

Folks over age 65 should be exempt from stuff like daylight savings time. Time changes and the like discombobulate an already discombobulated existence. I’ve never found any daylight I wanted to save. Years ago I had a few nights I wish had lasted forever.

Ted Holland, Cornelius