Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

OBAMAGATE!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2020

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I read Sean P. Murphy’s article Friday morning about stimulus checks going to deceased people (“Her mother died months ago. So why is the getting a stimulus check?” Business, May 1). Imagine my surprise when I took in my mail a few hours later and found a $1,200 stimulus check for my mother, who died more than two years ago. In fact, the letter was addressed to my mother with the letters “DECD” after her name.

This is an enormous mistake on the part of the government, costing who knows how many millions of dollars. The even more distressing thing is that so many low-income and undocumented individuals won’t receive checks at all. The gross incompetency of the current administration, coupled with its profound heartlessness, is stunning.

Jenny Silverman

Dorchester

Note from KBJ: Because things would have been better under a Hillary Clinton administration.

Why is it that all of the political pundits & consultants that I beat so easily & badly, people that charged their clients far more than their services were worth, have become so totally “unhinged” when it come to your favorite President, me. These people are stone cold crazy!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2020

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Re: April 26 “Federal coronavirus strategy lurches as plans change.”

The article discusses the latest failures of the Trump administration to implement a coherent and timely national strategy to control the virus and reopen the economy. Only the federal government can manage the national personal protective equipment supply and organize a national testing program.

The continuing failure to take responsibility for testing and promote a comprehensive national social distancing strategy is the reason no state is even close to meeting the administration’s guidelines and recommendations for safely reopening the economy.

The guidelines are on target and people understand that we need widespread testing, effective contact tracing and a 14-day decline in cases to begin reopening. When that is working, we will shop. Unfortunately, that may be months away.

President Trump, late in accepting the problem and reluctant to implement well understood strategies from the start, is the biggest obstacle to making the economy great again.

Tom Ellerman, Austin

Note from KBJ: President Trump has done a magnificent job controlling the virus, Tom. Where are you getting your news? CNN?