Dear Source,
Last night I had the opportunity to meet and hear Warren Mosler at a gathering of some 200 people hosted by James and Ginger Martin at their home on Mountain Top. I felt I had climbed the mountain and could see the promised land.
Mosler has a plan, deemed doable by General Electric, advantageous to Hovensa, advantageous to WAPA, and, most importantly, advantageous to every customer for dramatically reducing the cost of electrical power in the Virgin Islands — and getting it done in short order. This not only helps each of us, private individuals and business owners, but it will also bring jobs to the islands. Businesses will want to come here if the rates are much lower.
Mosler has know-how to put behind his ideas. He knows what type of people to hire for his staff — people who know how to get federal money, who know how to track that money from the top down to make sure it is used and not sent back to Congress. Much of what he wants to accomplish doesnt need legislation — just a person with the will and the ability to get it done.
Reducing the cost of electric power, retaining federal monies for all our programs and bringing meaningful and higher-paying jobs to the islands should be our top priorities. We need to be concerned with one question only in electing a delegate — who can get the job done? I believe Warren Mosler can. Lets give him that opportunity as if our lives depend on it, because they do!
Dena Langdon
St. Thomas
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