You will see me writing to anyone who reads these posts, through every newspaper that exists, from now until the election of 2026.
The GOP has passed a bill in the House of Representatives that takes food and health care away from those who will starve and die for its lack. They are doing this in support of Trump’s tax cut promise to the billionaires who bought the presidency for him. This one promise he made, he is fulfilling, while the others, such as; lower ‘grocery’ prices; making home ownership available; making everyone rich beyond our dreams; he has not. The lies that he made before the election have faded but this one ‘promise’ is being fulfilled, at the cost of the lowest ten percent of the population, beside blowing up the deficit.
For those with 401Ks and other financial stock portfolios, you are being affected as well. The stock market plunges as tariffs go up or down, depending on Trump’s whim of the day. Wall Street’s investors are standing on shaky ground and Moody, which has issued credit ratings for over 100 years, has already lowered America’s rating from AAA to AA+1. How will this affect you? Higher borrowing costs for consumers, affecting loans such as mortgages, credit cards, and auto loans. This increase in rates is a result of the belief of higher credit risk associated with the U.S. government, which can also contribute to inflationary pressures.
All in all, Trump is ruining America’s once untarnished strength in the world as he starves those who need help the most.
Gail Talbot
Huntley resident
Reality Check: The Bill Has Arrived
Some Democrat-led states are finally waking up to fiscal gravity—turns out, giving away free healthcare to undocumented immigrants isn’t “free” after all.
California opened the Medi-Cal doors wide, offering full medical coverage to illegal immigrants. But surprise! That generosity sent the program a whopping $6.2 billion over budget this year. Now the same people who promised “free care” are scrambling, proposing $100/month premiums just to keep the system from collapsing.
Then there’s Illinois, which boldly projected its immigrant healthcare program would cost $112 million. By the time the ink dried, the estimate had exploded to $800 million. So what happened? The state slammed on the brakes—cutting funding and closing enrollment—after realizing they can’t print money like the Fed.
Meanwhile, millions of (American Citizens), the very people who pay the taxes still go without insurance. You’d think someone might’ve asked: “Hey, can we afford this?” But no. The political math was simple, promise big, virtue signal louder, and stick future taxpayers with the tab.
Let’s be real: any clear-headed voter could have told Democrats this was a fiscal cliff dive. But when it’s ‘not their money’, why worry? Besides, it played well in headlines and maybe even earned a few votes — until the bill came due.
Now voters are noticing. And come November, they might just send the message loud and clear:
You can’t run a state on slogans.
John Parker
Sun City resident
