Letter: Where the hell is my $7,186?
(Jacquelyn Martin | The Associated Press) In this Nov. 15, 2017, file photo, new $1 bills with the signatures of U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are cut and stacked at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington. There’s a finite list of things you can change at work, and your employer’s less-than-stellar retirement plan probably isn’t among them. An individual retirement account can provide comparable tax benefits to a 401(k), but with a broader array of assets and generally lower associated fees.
President Donald Trump has trumpeted the great economy as the main reason he is “hugely successful” as the POTUS. He says it is because of his leadership and takes all the credit.
OK, fine, I'll give you all the credit (undeserved). But the economy was doing great. My 401(k) was making money. I'm happy. Go ahead and send out your little tweets and get into pissing contests about building walls and whatnot. My No. 1 concern will always be me and mine when it comes down to brass tacks.
Well, I just got my 401(k) statement in the mail. I lost $7,186 in the last quarter.
Mr. Trump, you wanted all the credit. So now you have to take all the blame. That's how it works.
So, what happened to this booming economy and where the hell is my $7,186?
Is Trump going to take the blame or is he going to blame someone else? My money (or lack thereof) is on the latter.
David T. Lancaster, Murray
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