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In rebuttal: William LaRochelle: Prepared to see democracy dismantled?

In her letter published Nov. 15, “Trump’s election reflects democracy at work,” Virginia Macdonald opined that anti-Donald Trump Bates students “have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of embellishment, (are) overly emotional, easily offended and unable to deal with opposing opinions … “ That description suits the president-elect to a T. It’s true, […]

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Cal Thomas: Trump’s chance to change taxation

President-elect Trump and Elon Musk, whom Trump has asked to reform our broken tax and spending system that has resulted in a $36 trillion debt, have a rare opportunity. With all three branches of government under Republican control, Trump and Musk should simultaneously address the debt, including the size and cost of government, and also the way we collect taxes.