Being a member of AARP I received a solicitation for funds with a request to sign a piece of paper that would have been sent to my US Representative and Senators. If you're over 55 and belong to AARP perhaps you received this piece of mail also. And so I thought I'd cut out the middle man/person and send a message myself. The Internet is great for being able to send messages to a variety of people, especially elected officials. It's not something I regularly do but I thought I'd give it a go. If you've been alive and breathing these past few days and weeks perhaps you too are a bit tired of the endless discussions, childish bickering and senseless tantrums that pretty much got us nowhere. It seems so ludicrous to me that something that was given as a a tax cut and a supposed incentive to do something that it never did, create jobs, is still being touted by the falsity of that claim and as something that cannot be touched. Where is the outrage of the average American citizen those who can't see beyond the political posturing that seems to be creating more damage than good, that is benefiting the few instead of the many. That many are the vast numbers who are out of work, 14.1 million who are not gaining any benefit at all from a tax cut that is supposed to help create jobs for them. Something has to be done to help the jobless, the elderly and those with little or no recourse to basic health care.
The following is what I sent:
As a citizen of the United States I am very dismayed by the childishness and irresponsibility that has been so evident these past few weeks and months in Congress. The people of this country are being held captive by those committed to serving the people of the country, not their own interests or political affiliations.
As a citizen of the United States I am very dismayed by the childishness and irresponsibility that has been so evident these past few weeks and months in Congress. The people of this country are being held captive by those committed to serving the people of the country, not their own interests or political affiliations.
It seems incredible that the same argument about getting rid of the tax credit for the most wealthy, that of creating jobs, is still being used. With the tax credits in place for the past years where are the jobs. Those tax credits, quite evidently are not working. How exactly is making harmful cuts to Social Security and Medicare going to help the common person? On the contrary it will make their lives more difficult as they must determine what to cut out of their needs, not their wants. Let's face it the wealthy, in losing tax credits will not have to sacrifice on needs, if perhaps their wants or luxuries are curtailed a bit. Some of our Senators and Representatives need to get a conscience when it comes to service.
Like it or not there are basic needs that must be exempt from the cutting block, tax credits are not included in a list of conscientious cuts. Essential benefits to tens of millions of older Americans and basic health care services for older Americans to lead healthy lives must be protected for the well-being and welfare, not to mention the reputation of our nation as a caring society. Before asking seniors and the most unprotected to pay more I urge you to, I quote from the AARP, cut ineffective government spending, "from tax loopholes to pork barrel spending." I urge you and your colleagues to do something courageous which will benefit the greater majority, and not do just what would benefit the few at the top level of society and ensure full coffers for re-election campaigns.
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