Why are Ohio politicians united against Dann?

Why are Ohio politicians united against Dann?

EDITOR:

Across the board, Ohio politicians are asking for Marc Dann’s resignation.

The reasons given are:

1. His friends, Jennings and Gutierrez, were involved in some hanky panky.

2. Dann admitted to adultery.

Jennings and Gutierrez have been fired. Regarding the adultery issue: I feel that is between Marc and his wife, not the State of Ohio.

Gov. Strickland: Did you not oppose the impeachment of President Clinton for extramarital affairs?

I could be wrong but I smell a skunk in the Democratic hen house.

Across the board again, Ohio politicians are backing Hillary Clinton for president.

With Ohio being a very important deciding state in who is elected president, the Clinton camp does not need another “black eye” extramarital affair.

With the bad job of the Bush administration during the past 8 years the White House is for the Dems’ taking.

The solution offered by Ohio elected officials is to put a proven liar and wife cheater back in the White House as First Man.

Shame on you, Marc.

And shame on you, governor.

JEFF MAMULA

Youngstown

Ohio payday loan bill would cut people’s options, kill jobs

EDITOR:

The payday lending legislation approved by the House of Representatives hurts Ohio’s workers,

Let’s be clear: A 28 percent annual rate cap is a ban on payday lending. A 28 percent APR cap allows a fee of less than 8 cents a day, which is not enough to pay salaries and benefits, rent or other overhead costs.

What is at stake?

More than 6,000 jobs with benefits such as health care and retirement are on the line. What is more, a regulated short-term credit option will be ripped from the hands of Ohio consumers who will be forced to choose between less desirable and more expensive alternatives.

The hard reality is that employed, hard working Ohioans sometimes fall short of cash between paychecks. It’s easy for people who have nothing to lose to call for a ban. Their jobs aren’t on the line and they have likely never used (or even needed) a payday advance. But let’s do the responsible thing. Let’s put in place laws that will help consumers, not hurt them by taking away choices. Ohio consumers deserve reform — not a ban.

Hundreds of employees have attended legislative hearings; thousands have reached out to their representatives through e-mails, letters and phone calls. Nearly 30,000 customers have written letters, urging legislators not to take away a personal credit choice.

Unfortunately, the voices of employees and customers, the people who matter most, landed on deaf years in Ohio’s House of Representatives.

We hope senators will listen.

JAMIE FRAUENBERG

Columbus

X The writer is president of the Ohio Association of Financial Service Centers and executive vice president of Ohio-based Checksmart Financial