Dear Editor:
Americans going around in circles
Most people I speak with are disgusted with our current leadership
at all levels: Federal, State and Local governments. Despite former
Pres. Trump's immense ego and inability to get along with most legislators,
Democrats or Republicans, and despite that so many Americans are divided and
too many filled with hatred, he did many good things. According to many
people, Trump is all bad and he made our nation worse than it is today.
I have to disagree with these people. I am not pro Democrat
nor Republican. I believe I am more middle-grounded than either of
these. I have seen more chaos and more of our freedoms threatened under
the current Biden Administration than during Trump's presidency. During
the current administration, I have witnessed government gaining more control
over the populace via devious and various underhanded means.
Furthermore, more Americans, more than ever are in debt and more
have become homeless. It is documented that average Americans have debt
of $150,000, which includes mortgages and credit card debt. With sky-high
daily cost of living ever increasing, very few are debt-free. Costs are
rising weekly. These include: health insurance, interest rates,
home & auto insurance, gas and oil costs; the list goes on.
American legislators, however, are getting consistently wealthier.
Special interests control these legislators.
One thing Americans may do to offset these issues is to vote-in
new blood and thereby eliminating many, if not all, of the current band of legislative
brigands. It won't change things overnight, but we didn't get to this
point in our history immediately either. Change begins with the first
step, so please take it now. Be verbal and communicate your disapproval
by writing to your legislators and to the media, just as I am doing. It
makes a difference, perhaps slowly…but surely.
Peter Stern
