Letter to the editor: From Reaganomics to Bidenomics

After 40 destructive years of supply-side Reaganomics, the vulture capitalism that President George H.W. Bush called “voodoo economics,” where big donors are enriched and budget deficits are increased, finally we are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks to the American people, no matter what religion, race, ethnicity or political party, we are taking our country back. Communities are saying no to corporations that pollute our environment. People are successfully unionizing for better wages and conditions.

Some say this new activism is due to a president who is working for the middle class and not the donor class. One who believes in building from the bottom up and not in trickle-down. They call it Bidenomics, a monumental shift in our economic policy. A belief that a thriving middle class is the cause of economic growth, not the consequence.

However, the opposition is chipping away the recent progress with an assault on our labor, voting and reproductive freedoms. We must elect officials that will work with the president to move our country forward and not be obstructionist. We need to expand our cost reduction of drugs and health care and not hinder that progress. We need to empower our workers, not abuse them. We need policies that promote everyone paying their fair share of taxes and not allowing loopholes like carried interest that favor the wealthy few.

Vote for lawmakers who share Bidenomic values.

Gloria Gralewski

Manor