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Letter: Trump presidency would be really expensive

In Hillary Clinton versus Donald Trump, your needs drive the decision. If it’s a flood, a permit, a passport, or an imported plant, you need it on a deadline and the alternatives are expensive.

In government, key people with 20 years of experience and trust relationships use their phones, and order pizza till the job gets done. Predictably “firing” the top people causes the secondary managers to freeze up and document defensively: slowly, to the letter of the extensive regulations.

Clinton has key people and trust relationships from more than 30 years’ experience. Trump’s got none of these, but he promises to be really expensive for you.

Marjorie Kaspar, Richland

This story was originally published November 6, 2016 at 4:35 AM with the headline "Letter: Trump presidency would be really expensive."

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