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More on tariffs

I keep hearing that Trump is going to start a trade war with the tariffs he’s imposing on other countries. It’s said to be especially egregious that he is imposing them even on our friends and allies. Let’s take the two statements in order. It would be impossible for Trump to start a trade war, because the truth of the matter is that the trade war has been raging for decades. The fact that the U.S. has chosen not to defend itself does not mean there wasn’t a war. Saying that Trump is starting a trade war would be like saying that Ukraine started a war when they shot back at ...

Manufactured mayhem

Before Trump took office the economy was in decent shape. Shocking I know, but true. In typical Trump fashion, he whipped his supporters into a frenzy by insisting that the economy was disintegrating. And that got him elected. Once elected, Trump declared another emergency, the size of the Federal Government. Once again, his supporters cheered him on. Using his “sky is falling” approach, Trump and Musk have succeeded in creating chaos on an unprecedented scale using DOGE as a smokescreen. His next target was the trade imbalance issue. That imbalance has existed for ...

Ill-informed speakers

The story about a Williamsport meeting really missed the mark. It promoted the use of automated enforcement cameras for traffic violations. There will soon be a state legislative bill to ban all forms of automated enforcement. Better talk to the prime sponsor. It was also said there would be a speed camera pilot in Centre County. That is totally wrong, as the assembly never enacted a law for this. Talked about yes, did not happen. Then we have municipal radar, which nobody ever wants to enact. What the meeting never brought up is why traffic engineering in the state does not ...

Solar farm in our neighborhood

The Sun-Gazette article, “Solar Farm Owners Sue Old Lycoming Township Supervisors…”, told part of the story — but it left out the voices of residents who objected to this commercial solar farm in our neighborhood. It also failed to mention that several residents felt the Township Supervisors made a genuine effort to protect the interests of their community. Although our township is zoned agricultural/rural, the proposed site is surrounded by approximately 20 homes, either adjoining or in close proximity. The Supervisors’ decision to approve the conditional use included ...

Not smart to target America

Radical Democrats are no longer attacking Trump. Instead they’re going after Elon Musk. That’s supposedly because everything has been tried against Trump and nothing has stuck. So radicalized Democrats are spray painting Tesla dealerships, shooting at car lot buildings, firebombing Teslas, and threatening Musk’s life. But imagine if they tried spray painting the White House or shooting at the Executive Office Building? What if they firebombed the Beast or threatened the life of the President of the United States? Answer: very bad things very quickly would happen very ...

Waste and fraud

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been talking a lot about waste and fraud. Well look no further than Trumps golf bag. Back in 2016 while campaigning he was always scolding Obama for playing to much golf. “I’m going to be working for you and I will have no time to play golf.” So he only played 293 times in his first term. Waste, it only cost taxpayers 151.5 million dollars. He also pulls moves to make money by housing secret service agents at his properties and then charges the taxpayers.Every time he plays, already this term he has played 18 times in his first 69 days.Waste. It has ...