A Letter to a Congressman…
Posted on July 27, 2011 by twocentavos| Leave a comment
My sister, Toni, sent this letter to her Congressman, Michael Burgess, recently. What she describes is not much different from what millions of Americans are going through as the debate over the debt ceiling–which is really about cutting social programs to protect the wealthy–is at a deadlock.
It is time to stop fooling around and caving in to the Tea Party. You represent me, my 80 year old mother, and the rest of my family, too, act like it. You need to work with President Obama and work out the debt ceiling crisis before it has irreparable consequences.
Most of the top 2% earners can afford to pay more taxes, and most do not begrudge the U.S. their tax dollars. Why must the elderly, the infirm, and children bear the brunt of cuts to social programs? Are their lives worth less than a millionaire’s?
My 80 year old mom and now deceased father were small business owners, they happily filed and paid their quarterly taxes, knowing that their children were going to be educated and have access to higher education. They lived the American Dream–struggling at times, but always proud to contribute to our nation’s overall well-being.
