Tax-break threshold should be $1 million

Maybe the federal government needs to adjust its thinking. The tax-break threshold seems to be locked on $250,000 per family. Since most small businesses who file via personal income tax have incomes in the $500,000 to $1 million range, why not put the threshold at

$1 million? This would avoid giving breaks to multimillionaires.

Also, the Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors (DREAM) Act needs rethinking. Giving citizenship to illegal children who serve two years in the military is a little too gracious. When I graduated from high school, I had an eight-year military obligation - two years active and six years reserve, or four active and four reserve, if I didn't want to go active for the whole eight. Why do less for those who want to earn their way out of illegal status?

James Niday

Cedar Rapids