Be not afraid my children

My grandchildren are teen, the three oldest voted for the first time.

I wrote to reassure them fears of students reported should never 

let them lose confidence in our wonderful country.

Welcome to share with others,

Tony

April, Devin, Kelsey and Nick,

I am writing after reading stories that many students, especially those

in college, are fearful for their future after Donald Trump was elected 

this week. Some schools are even offering counseling sessions for 

students deeply fearful.

This is disappointing coming from young adults who react as an eight
year old would. It makes me wonder why haven't parents or educators
not taught them life is not always what they want it to be. I hope this

is not the case with you.

There is no reason to be afraid, even if  you  are disappointed.  In my
life I have been disappointed with elections at least half  the time but
I was never fearful of the person elected even if I disagreed.

I always knew our country keeps moving forward, responding to
whatever challenges as we always do.

Rather than try to convince you Trump was a good choice, I will
tell you one thing he will do, improve the lives of tens of millions
of Americans!

But, first I want to caution you about what you see on TV, the
protests  in several cities against Donald Trump. You are smart
enough to see that a bunch of people don't just happen to be in

the same place at the same time in different parts of the country 

and all had the same idea.

These protesters are not independent or 'spontaneous', they are
a 'team' that responded to social media commands to go to 
designated locations in selected cities to create an illusion, not
an honest and respectful protest. Listen to what they are saying,
they often repeat one another.

Now about Donald Trump. Forget what others are saying about
him, understand his core message. He wants the country to do
for you what it did for me and grandma and our parents too. 

He is pledging to give you something I had when I worked but
has been stolen away, job security.

In 1945, when soldiers returned from World War II and began
their careers as builders, engineers, teachers and every other
profession they had the confidence they would be able to work
for an entire career and retire with a pension.

This was what made the United States the strongest economy in
the world.  But, no more.

You may not realize it but over the past thirty years millions
of men and women who are forty or fifty years old have lost

their jobs and face an unsure future taking new jobs, often
earning less money while trying to raise their families and save
for retirement!

What worked in the past is rarely available today.

This was "workforce transformation". People are fired rather
than retrained and replaced with younger workers paid much
less, even from other countries. No one disagrees, this is unfair!

THIS is the promise Donald Trump has made. He will work

to keep prices lower so you can afford a home of your own

and pay for health insurance and even save for vacations.

So, put aside the chatter you hear on TV, talk with friends

about the bills they pay, look at the taxes taken from your

paychecks, see how much it cost to go to college.

Be confident in your new president, give him a chance and

if he fails you, than do what citizens have done for over two

hundred years....vote for someone else.

Love you all,

Grandpa

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