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Presidency: Neither candidate will rescue us

Re: “Economic gloom awaits, no matter who wins presidency, “(TNT, 10/25).

Bill Virgin’s excellent column reminded me of a thought-provoking question that’s been around for a while: Does man make history, or does history make man?

For example, the stock market crash of 1929 and subsequent Great Depression would have happened no matter who occupied the White House.

By the way, have you ever noticed that almost all politicians over promise but under deliver? Yeah, I guess you probably have.

Norm Eklund, Puyallup

This story was originally published October 31, 2020 at 4:00 PM with the headline "Presidency: Neither candidate will rescue us."

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