Jay Blackett‘s Jan. 2 letter crediting Donald Trump with all the money some people are making deserves comment.
First: No. Trump did not originate the comeback from a near worldwide catastrophe after the Bush/Republican Recession. Our good economy started with Barack Obama and it has continued since his election. It would have been far greater if the Republicans had not blocked Obama’s plans like the rebuilding of our crumbling infrastructure.
Yes. The continuing crumble and the massive increase in our federal debt should be credited to Donald Trump. That debt will come due. The infrastructure will have to be rebuilt. In the long run, we’ll see that Trump’s “economy” will ultimately sink us (maybe only 97% of us).
Save your money, boys, for we will not escape paying for those two items, perhaps with the loss of our democracy and decency at the hands of a dictator (and his wealthy friends and fellow dictators).
Second: “What does it profit a man if he gains the world and loses his soul.”
The price of the Dow Jones Average today comes at the cost of the acceptance of: immorality, lies and deception, p---- grabbing, total lack of civility and compassion, increase of intolerance and hatred, destruction of our treasured national assets, loss of our reputation and the confidence from America’s (not Trump’s) allies, disregard for the rule of law, division of Americans greater than since the Civil War, and much more.
If the loss of all those values are really worth $5,000 to the average family, we’re hopelessly sunk.
Cary Hobbs, Midway
