A New Administration

Yesterday we got a new president, Mr. Donald J. Trump. And from his introductory comments he said, in effect, that he wants to have the government serve the people, not special interest.

I believe I now see why Mr. Trump became president. There was a core group of people who truly felt like government had no interest or desire to assist them in some of their needs. I get that.

These people saw government working for the wealthy, for big businesses, and for other select interest groups. I definitely agree.

I see the wealthy and big businesses taking the lion's share of what government allocates to the public. Whether through tax breaks for the very well-off or setting up laws that favor employers or special-interest groups, politicians tend to remunerate the sectors that give them the most votes or money, especially the latter.

And President Trump is a prime example. A number of his "deals" were little more than quid pro quo, where he gave to politicians and they gave back. Indeed, it usually was a deal for him.

For instance, President Trump got New York's first-ever tax break for a commercial property. And got it through some ingenious sleight of hand.

But maybe our new president does want to have government truly work for the people.

Now is the time for less talk and more action.

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