To the editor: I watched a video clip of former President Trump’s response to a query on the Financial Membership of New York on Thursday concerning the child-care affordability downside. He couldn’t reply the query, and what got here out of his mouth was gobbledygook. (“Trump says he’ll enhance the financial system by reducing federal spending and company taxes,” Sept. 5)
The following morning, I watched political pundits raging concerning the lack of reporting from all the foremost information retailers about his stupefying dodge of the difficulty. My hope that protection in The Instances can be an exception was dashed after I learn the Related Press article it printed.
The one stunning factor about this interplay with Trump is that the Financial Membership of New York would ask such a particular query about his plan to deal with child-care prices. There seemingly wasn’t a soul in that gathering, significantly Trump, who had any expertise or understanding of the lack to afford baby care.
Trump clearly couldn’t care much less.
Barbara Jackson, Cerritos
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To the editor: The Related Press journalists who wrote the article printed in The Instances about Trump’s look on the Financial Membership of New York disregarded probably the most obtrusive half — his full phrase salad of a response to a query from a panelist concerning baby care in America.
Studying the article, one might assume that nothing out of the extraordinary befell, when in reality the incoherence of this man continues to be beautiful.
Why do the media nonetheless deal with Trump as a traditional candidate regardless of all we’ve endured with him for the previous 9 years? I’m dropping my religion within the so-called Fourth Property.
Mike Aguilar, Costa Mesa
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To the editor: In fact Individuals pay for tariffs, as columnist Michael Hiltzik says.
Within the Nineteen Eighties, I used to be a purchaser for a big division retailer chain and spent a month every year in Asia. On the time, the tariff for the merchandise I purchased was 8% if the product couldn’t be produced in the USA, both on account of material availability or labor value. If the product could possibly be produced in the USA, the tariff was 16%, an incentive to encourage us to purchase from U.S. producers.
The tariff was a part of the overall value of products, together with transport from abroad. The customer then calculated the retail worth to be paid by the buyer based mostly on an inexpensive markup. The price of tariffs have been borne by the buyer who purchased the products.
Trump typically makes assertions that aren’t based in actuality, even when his advisors inform him in any other case. He’s mainly a salesman, and his product is himself.
Barbara Luther, Orange
