What government is emerging in U.S.?

Of this year’s three winners of the Nobel prize in economics, two of them co-authored a book called “Why Nations Fail.”

Their book identifies two basic types of government: an Inclusive Government shares the country’s wealth with all of its citizenry; an Extractive Government directs the lion’s share of the country’s wealth into the pockets of a minority of elite power brokers who then decide who gets what from the miserly remainders.

As current political events unfold, ask yourself which type of government you see emerging to replace what Americans used to claim was an indivisible nation with liberty and justice for all.

Dave Lambert

Niskayuna

Concerned about the water quality of creek

Friends of North Chuctanunda, Inc. (FONCI) was formed a few years ago for the purpose of creating a healthful pathway along its banks by restoring the native trees and plants to its banks.

This past November, through donations from Sidney Federal Credit Union, Creekside Tavern, Alteri Landscaping and sale of t-shirts, three shade trees were planted near the dam at Shuttleworth Park.

FONCI is interested in not only establishing a public trail along the water’s banks, but ensuring the water is healthy.

The waters at the park have consistently shown contaminants, as declared from the state Department of Environmental Conservation in 2024, similarly stated by Delaware Engineering Survey in the Amsterdam Recorder, Dec. 10, 2024.

To quote: “Seasonal sampling of the North Chuctanunda Creek (a tributary of the Mohawk River) as it flows through Amsterdam, New York, performed by SUNY........

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