City must make room for lowincome residents

I am responding to letters from James Prieger and Shari Goodman (Dec. 20). My main purpose for writing to The Acorn on Dec. 13 was to object to the lack of humanity and social justice on behalf of Edwin Locke "the Scrooge"- it was not so much to contest the fact that the middle class pays most of the taxes.

I am sorry to see that Mr. Locke is not alone to turn a blind eye on the housing crisis in Agoura Hills. Mr. James Prieger, I will not argue the percentage of taxes everyone pays. I will just refer you to Citizens for Tax Justice so you may enlighten yourself and your students.

When it comes to the world of taxes, figures and statistics it can be easily manipulated by any party. Here is a perfect example of one big corporation. Bill Gates will be receiving approximately $3 billion in dividends from Microsoft. That's probably the bulk of his income for the year. Thanks to the new tax cuts, dividends are now taxed at a special 15 percent tax rate.

This means Bill Gates will be paying essentially 15 percent on his dividend income. You: $80,000 earnings, 30 percent in taxes. Bill: $3 billion in earnings, probably about zero percent in taxes when much of it is passed through his nonprofit foundation. Refer to the book by Peter Hupalo, "Becoming an Investor."

Our wonderful community is quite happy to use all the fast food places, domestic help, gardening and all the other working members, teachers and bankers that support our community. It is fine during the day but by the evening let's make them all go away, far away. Never mind if it takes them one hour or more to reach home.

It is the city's responsibility by law to provide lowincome housing for the less fortunate. Patricia Ahmad Agoura Hills