Letter to the editor: U.S. shouldn't pick up any more checks

Look, I realize that anything bad that ever happened, going back to Noah and all that rain, is Donald Trump’s fault, I get that. “If only he weren’t a climate change denier,” lamented Yahweh. I stubbed my toe last night on the coffee table … Trump obviously sneaked in and moved it just a teeny scosh to the right and YOUCH! But I’m with him on stiffing the World Health Organization.

Should we kick in our “fair share”? Sure. But why do we have to majorly bankroll everybody? WHO, the U.N., NATO, Paris accord … and every other damn organization? There was a time when we had the dough. Until the Gipper got handed Jimmeh’s economy and fiscal mess, the USA was the world’s biggest creditor. Now, especially after this latest splurgefest, our national debt will be zooming past 25 trillion. I guarantee we are now the world’s biggest debtor.

We can longer legitimately be seen as Uncle Moneybags. We are now the guy in Monopoly pulling his pants pockets inside out to show we’re broke. So, hey, rest of the world, you want some help, call us. But if you want us to pick up the check every time we’re together, ain’t gonna happen no more.

James F. Cataldi

Moon