Later.... Dear President Trump, I’ve been thinking more about out of work coal miners and other blue collar workers in their 50’s, and 60’s who voted for you. My sense is that most of them took jobs after graduating high school and started earning good wages and benefits right away while their cousin or neighbor … Continue reading It was a sensible choice until it wasn’t
Health Care
Who are you keeping happy?
Dear President Trump, I may be becoming overly cynical, but I can't help but think that whoever released two pages of your 2005 federal tax return was hoping that it would function as a distracting shiny object that would get us off the difficult and complicated topic of health care reform. Now, if you had … Continue reading Who are you keeping happy?
No handouts
Good Morning President Trump, Over the past 20 or so years I've puzzled over the consistent pattern of people seeming to vote in ways that undermine their own interests, and honestly, that puzzlement was never stronger than in the last 6 months following your election. I have always known that people do things for reasons, … Continue reading No handouts
The girl who overdosed at school
Dear President Trump, I keep thinking about her, wondering whether she is ok. I don't know this girl but I've spent a lot of time with her in my head since Friday afternoon when my daughter came home from school and told me that her friend found another girl passed out on the bathroom floor … Continue reading The girl who overdosed at school
“Help with a Federal Agency”
Dear President Trump, It's interesting how the "Message Type" choices have shifted in the month or so that I've been contacting you every day. Initially the options were something like "Reflections for the President," "Reflections for the Vice President," "Reflections for the First Lady." Then they were changed to "Contact the...." instead of "Reflections for...." … Continue reading “Help with a Federal Agency”
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