There Are Too Many Parallels Between Trump and Astorino
My family and I lived in Westchester during Rob Astorino’s term as county executive. We felt that Astorino did a terrible job, and that it was a great day when George Latimer replaced him, and another great day for New York State when Pete Harckham was elected state senator.
We now live in Putnam County and are alarmed that Astorino is challenging Sen. Harckham, who has been working diligently to ensure recovery from COVID-19 and economic, environmental and educational recovery.
Having lived under Astorino and Trump governance, here are my views on their chilling parallels.
Trump has tried to destroy the Affordable Care Act, eliminating health care for millions. He has damaged the economy by his tariffs, giveaways to the wealthy and mismanagement of the pandemic. He has failed to address the nation’s infrastructure, which would have created millions of jobs. His administration has been accused of malfeasance. Trump’s company was charged with racial discrimination in violating the Fair Housing Act.
Astorino actually slashed vital county health care services. His mismanagement of the economy left Westchester with a deficit plus debt of nearly $2 billion. His incompetency fumbled infrastructure projects and subsequent job creation. His administration was accused of malfeasance. And he cost taxpayers millions in federal grants by mishandling the county’s fair housing zoning requirements.
The ineptitude of Trump and Astorino has dangerously slowed COVID-19 and economic recovery efforts. That is a major reason, regardless of party (or no) affiliation, to vote for Joe Biden and re-elect Senator Harckham.
Jeanne Nelson
Mahopac
