Given the stakes, former and possibly future President Trump could do retirees, bondholders and stock investors a big favor by giving them some reassurance about his plans, his math and his commitment to the inviolability of U.S. government obligations. The sooner, the better. Come to think of it, they can demand he does so before they cast their votes.

-Brett Arends

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