There are people who are very happy with the policies of President Trump. They point to the facts that unemployment is down, the stock market is hitting new highs and a tax bill was passed that will cut taxes. These are all superficial measures of prosperity. Wages still aren’t keeping up with price increases, the stock market is supported by companies buying their own stock and most of the tax cuts benefit only the very rich.

Most importantly of all, the assault on the environment is accelerating. The President’s policies are allowing corporations to despoil federal property for profit. They are supporting fossil fuels which pollute our groundwater and our air, warm the atmosphere, raise ocean levels and increase flooding throughout the U.S..

There is no excuse for this big mistake. These policies cost enormous amounts now and could also result in a future where human life is not sustainable.

Thomas J. Rea, MD

Edwardsburg