Sen. Dave McCormick advises voters to “give Trumps’s tariffs some time” (“Dave McCormick at tele-town hall,” Apr. 9) Easy advice from one who appears to have no financial insecurity.

Many of our seniors who depend on investments and social security (money which they have earned) to support them in retirement are legitimately anxious about the arbitrary and ill-advised use of executive orders and the threat posed to their retirement security.

The anxiety is compounded when social security and health insurance seem to be threatened as well.

Sister Patricia McCann
Oakland

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First Published: April 13, 2025, 8:00 a.m.