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Letter: Put focus on the future

By David Morgan, Vancouver
Published: August 18, 2019, 6:00am

The current administration is trying to purchase our votes through shortsighted tax cuts (did it help you?), deregulation, tariffs and bullying our allies. They act as though another $100 in our pockets today at the expense of our future is a good deal.

But what about the USA’s long-term goals? What will we have in five, 10, 20 years, other than a high federal debt, the inability to pay for needed infrastructure upgrades, a broken social system, hate crimes, another housing crisis, a polluted environment, global warming, wildlife extinctions, fires, hurricanes, floods and droughts?

Our children and children’s children deserve much better. Whatever happened to politicians like Bobby Kennedy, who actually had an inspired, unifying vision for humanity and our country? Or the idea that we represent the height of good progressive government and tolerance?

Does Trump really think that he can fool us and tweet his way to success? His impulses are simply too divisive, reactionary, and shortsighted. We need comprehensive policies today. I wonder why more people aren’t outraged.

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