Letter to the editor: Better under Trump? Think again.

Well, the people have spoken. Apparently people think Donald Trump will lower their cost of living. But think again. Trump plans big tariffs on foreign goods; some estimates are that will cost the average family $4,000 a year. And let’s buckle up for more inflation, as Trump again lowers taxes for the rich. When the government can’t pay its bills, it prints more money, which dilutes the value of existing money.

His voters aren’t thinking about society as a whole or the planet’s health. They obviously don’t care about other people, women’s reproductive rights or the Ukrainians, who likely will soon have U.S. support cut off. Putin will have a green light to annex Ukraine. Next stop, Poland, Finland and the rest of Europe. What’s to stop him now?

They aren’t thinking about the enormous cost and suffering future severe weather will bring because we won’t be doing anything to mitigate climate change. After all, that’s just a hoax.

Think of the example Trumpism has set for young people. Disrespect for women, veterans, the disabled and scientific institutions is OK now.

Trump has talked about terminating the Constitution, and I think he’d like to end democracy. He’s already buddied up with the dictators of the world, and we probably will join the axis of Putin, Kim Jong Un, etc.

If Trump gets rid of Obamacare, we will go back to families being destroyed when one gets sick.

The American experiment has taken a very bad turn. Get ready for a bad four years. Oh wait, Trump has hinted that he’d like to stay in office indefinitely. We’ll have a century of Trumps!

Fred Durig

Delmont