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Politician: it can be an honorable profession
All politicians don’t behave like Donald Trump
Donald Trump recently made headlines by telling people that he didn’t care about the increasing national debt because it would become a serious problem after he left office. This, despite the fact that he repeatedly claimed that he can get rid of the national debt in just eight years. So much for caring about the long-term needs of the country.
Certainly, Trump has done what he can to increase the debt, not reduce it, during a time of relative prosperity when we could be making great strides on reducing it. His indifference to the future is endemic throughout his administration. He is leaving global warming to future generations to wrestle with, our decaying infrastructure, the North Korean nuclear threat (despite his claims otherwise), etc…
Despite the cynicism that has developed among Americans, especially young people, not all politicians are so contemptible. I worked on two campaigns opposing George H.W. Bush and worked in Washington during his administration, bemoaning his occupancy of the White House the entire time. I anguished through the Anita Hill hearings.
