A change is happening in the United States

When the Dow hit 20,000, the Wall Street Journal said in the first sentence of a front-page article that investors are excited about lower taxes and increased spending. This confidence can now be seen in our political leadership.

The era of concern about deficit spending and national debt and the grave threat it poses to our future is over. The dire warnings are now muted. Many voices were raised in the last few years, but the feeling now is that the future is very good.

The era of concern was marked by exact dates: It began Jan. 20, 2009, and ended Jan. 20, 2017.

John Casey

Fort Smith

Commentary on 02/11/2017