Letter to the editor: Masks and political control

With the increases in covid-19, it seems to me that wearing masks has failed to halt the spread of this virus.

Here is an alternative to mask wearing: Take the temperature of each person entering a store, restaurant, bar, club, stadium, funeral home, sports arena or church, and deny entrance to anyone with a temperature of 100.4-plus, which could indicate that he or she is infected. A temperature lower than 100.4 is generally required to enter a hospital or other site for medical tests.

Upon further examination as to why our “leaders” would deny the efficacy of the aforementioned suggestion, let me explain about government control. A business with a capacity of 500 people who are forced to wear masks provides our “leaders” with control of those 500; however, it is quite possible that only 5-10% or less have an unacceptable temperature, the end result being that the maskless have regained control of their lives and the freedom to live free of these uncomfortable non-­functioning political necessities.

I’m one American who is tired of the control by politicians who keep trying the same thing over and over expecting a different result. It’s past time to take control of our lives.

Gene A. Weinfurther

Beaver