How The Aviary must handle the Eric Trump spitting incident

When an assault has been committed by a company’s employee, especially an assault which occurred in public with several witnesses, the only recourse a company should take is termination.

Regardless of your politics, this is a crime. And right now The Aviary seems to be trying to appease everyone by opting to play the waiting game after an Aviary waitress allegedly spit on Eric Trump last week.

Previous indications that the owners of The Aviary may not agree with this administration (including their tweets about President Donald Trump’s infamous McDonald’s dinner for the NCAA football champion Clemson Tigers) suggests personal feelings could be clouding their judgment.

Terminating the employee would not mean that The Aviary’s management agrees with all of Trump’s policies, but rather that they insist on their employees obeying the law and respecting the bodily autonomy of each of their customers, regardless of political affiliation.

It would irritate a few people (such as those who are lauding the employee’s actions), but it would be a much better outcome than the current stalemate, which is only adding fuel to the fire.

Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA

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Cycle of taxes

Taxes, taxes at every turn.

Can’t afford to go, can’t afford to stay in Illinois. The only thing left to do: I’m having a toilet removed as I type. That should save me a few dollars, for all the other nickel-and-diming.

Barb Czarnecki, Portage Park

Corruption causes America’s problems

The single most patriotic thing Americans can do for our country is to get rid of institutionalized corruption, which is the root of most, if not all, our major problems.

If there were little or no corruption, our politicians would represent the interests of all Americans and their communities, instead of the ultra-rich campaign donors.

We need fair taxation, properly maintained infrastructure, common-sense gun control, a living minimum wage, access to affordable health care, affordable college education and aggressive policies that address climate change and create jobs.

And perhaps most importantly, we need a foreign policy that promotes world peace instead of engaging in perpetual wars for the benefit of our military industrial complex.

It is absurd that so many of the citizens of this rich country can’t afford life’s necessities and don’t have many of the basics enjoyed by citizens of other industrialized nations.

Lanlan Hoo, Wheaton