Careful of high interest credit cards

Dear Sir:

Please give this letter some publicity. I want to remind your readers that good credit is one of the jost important assets in America. People must try always to build and keep good credit. Good credit will help you to get good interest rates in buying a car, a house, paying rent and even in getting a good job, since some employers check people’s credit report.

But, I want to warn people to be wary of the credit cards they accept. There are several companies sending out $300 and $500 credit cards, and people are just gobbling them up. But, jost of these cards have interest rates averaging over 25 percent a year, and although the monthly payment is small, they keep you in debt trap for a long time. Although it is important to build and keep good credit, be careful of the kind of credit you take out.

Mrs. Anita Gooden, Lauderdale Lakes

Good work Dr. Jack

Dear Sir:

I wanted to let you know that the Tech doctor articles are the main reason I pick up your paper. He is doing a great job. Tell him to keep up the good work! I am not that good in computers but those articles really help fill in the gaps. Thanks a lot.

Myrtle Smith, South Florida

Portia letting me down

Dear Sir:

When Mrs. Portia Simpson Miller was running for president of the PNP and the position of prime minter in Jamaica, she had my full support, especially as the first woman leader. But, I must say she has disappointed me deeply since her election.

First, she made a mistake in not calling general elections soon after she became prime minister. That was a mistake. She was very popular then, and would have led the PNP to a landslide victory. She would be able to select her own people in all aspects of government and get up with her plan to help the poor, but she messed up.

Then again, instead of surrounding herself with people who had records of success in the country, she selected people with questionable record, who are only letting her down. How could she have an advisor who led her to accept money for elections, from a company that does business with the government? Then, Sister P should know better than accepting this money.

Sister P has let me down. But what are we going to do. Jamaicans are in a bind, because (Bruce) Golding is not the answer either.

Marcus Maxwell, North Miami Beach