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People are the economy

Sat., Oct. 31, 2020

“Donald Trump is a bully and a bigot.” “The list of Trump’s offenses is long. He panders to racists and prevents sensible immigration reform in a nation built on immigrant labor and intellect. He tweets conspiracy theories. He’s cavalier about COVID-19 and has led poorly through the pandemic. He seeks to dismantle the Affordable Care Act without proposing a replacement. He denies climate change.” “Taxes and spending likely would increase under Trump, too…”

Really? This is the Publisher’s ringing endorsement of our current Chief Executive, and reasons to elect him for another 4 years? These are unquestionably the words of someone who truly believes, without any doubt, that businesses are more important than people. How sad!

Michael Cole

Rathdrum

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