Opinion

First step to change is to vote Democratic

Posted November 02, 2018 1:00 am

Ronald Reagan promised to cut our taxes and magic things would happen. The middle class would have a livable wage, businesses would thrive and the budget would be balanced. It didn't really work for anyone but big business and the wealthy. Nonetheless the unsuccessful economic experiment was repeated twice more by President Reagan, twice more by GW Bush and now President Trump.

Citizens, beware of what the GOP says. Taxes are being deducted from your check. What they don't want you to notice is that the after-tax dollar has been stagnant or in some cases falling. The opposite has been true with respect to the value of what we, each individual, produce, since that has more than doubled over the same time frame.

Essentially the average worker is expected to produce more for less wages. Many things need to be done to change this pattern. The very first step is to vote and vote Democratic on Nov. 6.

Steve Bruesewitz

St. Charles

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