To the editor:

As we reviewed the Democratic party, we learn that Democrats too often focus on special-interest groups rather than America. For example, the effort to pay student loans by Joe Biden had nothing to do with the success of America and clearly appears to be an effort to use taxpayer money to buy votes.

Paying student loans would open up a massive controversy and be an add of major proportions to a socialistic approach to government.

America’s future depends upon action to stop the increase in debt and reduce what is already a dangerous amount, having grown from $10 trillion to $36 trillion in only 16 years. Today there is no plan in place to even reduce the rate of debt growth.

America’s future depends to a large degree on the reduction of the illegal immigration of 15 to 20 million people including terrorists, criminals, people with no work skills and dependents in the last four years. Border patrols cannot keep up with the quantity of undocumented immigrants invading the border. The chaos also make it much easier to smuggle drugs. Every time such an immigrant is assimilated into our country, a law is broken. When enough people to populate New York City are allowed into the country in one presidential term imagine, in 10 terms we might double our population. One can only suspect that the purpose is to gain a large majority of the votes somewhere down the future or to increase the fraudulent votes now.

Our loss of jobs and manufacturing companies to China and other countries robs us of money. Our trade imbalance with China along with our technology as a gift has elevated them to the No. 2 country in the world. They have used that position to seek the total takeover of Southeast Asia which they are signaling with some very aggressive moves. Trump’s Tariffs which Biden/Kamala kept are necessary and the extra product costs that might cause is worth the money to keep jobs, keep the manufacturing of critical items such as computer chips and military weapons and keep America as a world leader. One cannot expect something for nothing. Are we concerned about our pocket books or America?

Another frightening characteristic of recent Democratic presidents is their timidity. They often start wars but don’t finish them and communicate weakness which encourages our enemies and terrorists to be aggressive, not only enslaving and killing many people but endangering Americans at home and overseas.

America’s voters have reached the point that Socrates predicted for a democracy. Once voters understand that they can receive more and more from the government by their vote, democracy will die. Buying votes is purely a socialistic action. Certainly, it seems everyone has their hand out and the Democrat’s answer is to tax the rich more when they already pay 90% of the taxes. There comes a time when enough is enough. You can only bend a branch a certain amount and then it will break. We are near the breaking point and the effort to buy votes and the desire by voters for a free lunch has to stop or we will turn into an Argentina, a bankrupt nation with no impact in the world.

My book on Democrats will be published soon. No problem finding enough to write about.

John Benedict

Cape Coral