Letters to the Editor: Oct. 4, 2011

Government programs wind up enslaving the poor Re: “Wealthy residents use plenty of city services,” From Readers, Sept. 30

Mr. Rosenstein’s critique of Harry Jaffe’s column concerning the “soak the rich” mentality in D.C. seems to miss the point. No one is arguing that the city should defund essential services. Mr. Rosenstein and other like-minded wealth redistributionists often use this tired old argument as a basis for justifying higher taxes.