It is encouraging to see so many articles in the Trib pointing to our country moving in the right direction. Work is beginning on repairing bridges and roads which provide good paying jobs. Several presidents tried to develop an infrastructure plan but failed. President Biden got it done.
Unemployment is down, GDP is up, hiring is up, hourly wages are up. More people are able to look for better-paying jobs. Consumer spending is up. Union activity is up, guaranteeing workers better pay and benefits. In the past few months, our economy has been performing at a rate better than most people expected.
We still have several severe problems to resolve: the Ukraine situation, inflation, climate change, covid and Big Money’s attack on our democracy, but it looks like our country may have turned the corner. We are holding those who broke the law on Jan. 6 accountable. We are growing the middle class from the bottom up and middle out.
After four years of flirting with authoritarianism, democracy is coming back and pressing forward. We are not home yet, but we are moving in the right direction.
Sandy Kremer
Youngwood