More thoughts on what state needs to do, Part II

TO THE EDITOR: Unemployment benefits are clearly out of control (“10 things that will turn Rhode Island around,” Feb. 9, 2015. The law must have been written during much better times. For example, a worker can voluntarily quit his or her job to follow his or her spouse to another job in another state, and collect unemployment from Rhode Island in that other state. That, to me, is too generous. There are many examples, some more notorious than others, of benefits paid to those without need. Let’s return the benefit to its original intent.

Richard Westlake

Tiverton

TO THE EDITOR: With Providence the lead city in our state, we need to find some way for Providence to reduce it commercial property tax, one of the highest in the country and $5 more per thousand than Boston. No special deal for developers, but a much lower commercial tax to induce new businesses and construction in our capital city. This will draw the young employees who want an urban environment for work and living rather than trying to get them to go to a suburban setting.

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Mark Rechter

Glocester

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