On Tuesday September 29, 2015, the New York Times published an article titled Is Donald Trump Serious? This article is written by Joe Nocera, a business columnists, is obviously an opinion piece about politics, which is clearly out of his area of expertise. I believe Nocera is wrong in his four-point analysis.

First, Nocera’s statement about Trump not being able to build “an impenetrable wall along the U.S. Mexico border” is ridiculous. Trump has made a fortune in construction. If the Great Wall of China could be built in 206 BC, surly in 2015 Trump could hire the best and brightest construct an impenetrable border wall.

Second, Nocera’s comments that Trump is outrageous for stating “concealed carry permits should be valid in all 50 states, just like a driver’s license.” The Second Amendment was put into place so that we, the American people, would have the right to “keep and bear arms.” Putting stricter gun control laws into effect does nothing but harm the people that want to legally own guns.  Those with bad intentions will always find ways around the laws and more paperwork will not be a deterrent.

Third, Nocera indicates that Trump’s plan to lower corporate tax rates is not well thought out. Bringing corporations back to the USA is only the first step in the plan. Corporations would employ millions of people; thus, removing many of the unemployed from the welfare system. I believe the American people would be willing to pay more for products made in America in exchange for tax consumption credits.  This would further increase American pride in this great nation.

Finally, Nocera questions if “Trump is a serious candidate, or whether this is all a giant publicity ploy…” since “he always has to be perceived coming out on top.” Nocera says that Trump is too afraid to risk losing the election, so he will drop out before the Iowa primary. I believe Nocera is wrong. Trump is too egotistical to drop out. Trump, according to Trump, has never been wrong. Any man who believes this about himself will never swallow his pride, admit he was wrong and just drop out.

Nocera is obviously a hard-core liberal. My research found that he previously likened Tea Party members to “terrorists.” His audience is obviously Democrats who would never vote for any Republican, especially Donald Trump.