Van Mosher, in his May 10 letter to the editor, wonders why the Monitor doesn’t publish more stories about “Trump’s across-the-board booming economic numbers.” Maybe, Van, it’s because doing so would ignore the reality that Trump inherited, as he often has, the good economy. But unlike Donald Trump’s earlier good fortune (courtesy of his father), this latest “gift” came from Barack Obama.
According to an article in Forbes (you know, that left-wing, liberal rag) that was published right before the mid-term elections, Trump is just riding on Obama’s coattails economy-wise.
As the charts in that article clearly show, the economy was great (unemployment dropping, stock market climbing) well before Trump took office, and the trajectory for both measures did not change at all with Trump.
Van Mosher ended his letter saying he “love(s) face-to-face debates” because he’s “informed.” Now, Van, you’re more informed.
PAUL FEDORCHAK
Gilford