Letter to the Editor: Does it even matter who becomes U.S. president?

Does it matter who becomes president?

Look at your wallet. Do you want more money or less money?

Since the 1940s, the middle class has seen their real income rise two times faster and the working poor have seen their real income rise 10 times faster under a Democrat president than they have under a Republican president.

The reason we have economic inequality (the rich get richer and the rest get poorer) is due specifically to the policies and priorities of Republican presidents since the 1940s.

Like it or not, this is our country’s historical pattern of governing at its basic level: It matters...