To the editor:

I’m not a politician and I don’t pretend to be, but I figure I have a good idea when I’m being handled by someone.

I’m pretty sure that I know the rest of the world is handling this country. In the past years our politicians always said we have to level the playing field, but none of them had the nerve to level it. More like they didn’t want to lose money coming into their pockets.

This country is almost broke. Can you imagine what it would be like to have some other countries telling us what to do. We are 30-plus trillion dollars in debt. If we don’t get it fixed or dollar will be worth nothing. Sure it will take a few years to build plants, but we don’t have a choice but to start. Everyone knew what President Trump was going to do now we need to trust him.

CHUCK MEAD,

Salem