2 weeks Ago
At this point, all the media is screaming recession because of the proposed tariffs and Wall Street’s brief downward slide over a couple days. We need to remember the old saying, “Wall Street has predicted 10 of the last three recessions.” We need to remember that Wall Street is primarily comprised of liberals who care only about stock prices and how they add to the value of stocks.
They could care less about the costs of goods and services to Americans. They have always been adamantly opposed to any changes in the status quo. Tariffs are the only way America can level the trade imbalance with other countries who have been taking advantage of America’s success for years.
We have learned to live with absurd taxes which are basically power to those imposing them and I guess tariffs are the same. I fully believe in reciprocal tariffs and believe that change is needed. Knee-jerk reactions without allowing new things to stabilize are harmful.
I thank President Donald Trump for having the wisdom and the courage to try to change things for the long-term prosperity of America. We sure have not had that for many years. I say give his programs a year and see what happens.
We have tolerated former President Joe Biden’s programs for four years even with most being disasters that have contributed to most problems we are now experiencing. For those of you screaming about Elon Musk and DOGE, this has been needed for a long time, but no one had the guts to do it. Elon is the perfect one for the job and he will soon get tired and move on when everything is in place to reel in the rampant spending and fraud.
Stuart Boblett, Roanoke Cline, Griffith never going to cross Trump Those clamoring for Rep. Ben Cline to hold a town hall are likely to be disappointed. The harsh reaction that other GOP House members got some weeks ago has sent the rest of them into hiding, apparently with Speaker Mike Johnson’s permission.
They don’t want to hear from the significant portion of Americans who are horrified by President Donald Trump’s brutal assault on government, his abandonment of our traditional allies, his nonsense about “the 51st state,” or his horrible “plan” to “own Gaza.” Ben Cline, just like Morgan Griffith, knows that if he were to utter a single public word against Trump, or any of his fascistic policies, well, he’d be looking at a primary challenge next year. Trump enforces “loyalty” in his cult the way other dictators and cult leaders have, by threats and coercion.
Cline knows what happened to Bob Good, and he doesn’t want it to happen to him. Surely there are any number of useful idiots in the 6th District in those stupid red ballcaps who would love to replace Ben. And the real problem is that, well, our congressman supports all the horrors of Trump 2.
0. Ben Cline drank the Kool-Aid years ago. Donald Trump is not much different than David Koresh or Jim Jones.
There is no Republican Party anymore. It’s a cult, and Cline and Griffith are happy to be in it. Rick Howell, Roanoke FDR had compassion for Americans Franklin D.
Roosevelt led the government into uncharted territory. He believed in safety nets for the financially disadvantaged. In 1936 the Social Security Act was passed.
I thank you, Mr. Roosevelt. Wealthy Americans complained, saying we had abandoned capitalism for socialism, or even communism.
I am a senior citizen and I know the history of this great nation well enough to realize that it wasn’t a step toward communism. It was a needed social safety net, keeping people from openly starving on the streets. I am concerned that our present federal government does not have the same compassion that was apparent when Roosevelt was president.
I have a meager stock portfolio. Tariffs should be the responsibility of Congress. As a senior citizen I have a set income and prices keep going up.
I feel for some seniors who are living on a lot less than I have. Who is advising the president on the whole tariff issue anyway? He needs better, more compassionate people. Frank Mathews, Radford.
