Our gas prices are going up, inflation is aggravating that. Supply channels are still lacking. The cars we do have, lack the items needed for them to operate! Who can afford the electric cars now?

Electric powered cars are predicted to be more affordable by 2025. Increase energy production until other efficient sources are affordable and available.

We as a nation were becoming more independent, now we are dependent and paying more!

A small statement regarding “a minor incursion”, is now shown to be a huge misjudgment. A tyrant is killing innocents; he cares for no one nor how much destruction he causes. Those who think this will not affect us, think again, it already has!

The feeling of helplessness is so devastating. We gave too little over the years. It is now too late!

Where was our intelligence community? They are trained to predict growing signs of aggression? Did those they report to, not listen nor think the reports were of importance?

The hasty stroke of the pen by one, the first day of their power, now totals 81 executive orders plus, as of Feb. 23, 2022.

Some of the above decisions may be wise, many were not: energy production, border control, premature removal of troops, underestimating a tyrant!

Opening the border, hastily with entries from under 400,00 in 2020, to close to two million in the past year, and who knows how many “gotaway’s” there are. Expulsions are dropping.

Fentanyl coming across the border, killing our young. The states who are greatly affected, and the border patrol, and our local law enforcement, whom I salute, have been significantly impacted.

We cannot take proper care of our poor now; refugees need assistance. There will be more coming with the poorly planned pullout of Afghanistan, and soon, those from Ukraine.

Our leader says we WILL feel the impact? We have been feeling many “impacts” – the dominos are falling!

Haste made waste! I am mortified!

Hope Welch

North Salt Lake

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