I have never
cared about something enough to write to my legislators... or it could
be that I've been deeply pessimistic about liberal legislators listening to a Christian conservative. But the recent budget battle got me thinking about a political issue that transcends parties and that will quickly reduce us to financial ruin and slavery. Please consider contacting your elected officials to beg them to take immediate steps to wean us off our national addiction.
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| I'm begging you two for some sanity... |
Dear Senator Murray,
I am writing
to convey my deep concern over our nation's economic path. I, like most
of the country, was unable to avoid the media frenzy surrounding the
recent congressional battle to raise the debt ceiling, and I can't help
but feel that we are one step closer to the complete ruin of our
country; but my angst is not rooted in the strife between the 2 sides,
or the amount of procedure, committees and red tape utilized by our
government. The impending sense of doom I feel is rooted in what was
not said, what was not mentioned or even hinted at on one channel, or
printed in one article I read in the last 2 weeks. The Tyrannosaurus
Rex in the closet is the obvious reason why we need to raise the debt
ceiling: we spend more than we earn.
I am not a CPA, and I don't have a degree in finance, but this is one
thing that every teenager getting his first paycheck learns pretty
quickly: you can borrow only so much before your friends get mad at
you, the bank repossesses your car and the bankruptcy court forces you
to sell your assets/toys. For decades, we as a nation have elected
representatives from both parties that enable us to enjoy a lifestyle
significantly more expensive than the one we can afford, a privileged
existence buoyed by subsidies, entitlements, legislative pork like the
AEP dam project, etc.
So
like any junkie being confronted by their caring, pleading family, we
are faced with a simple choice: cut back on the flow of destructive,
addictive spending and start paying off the mountain of debt we already
have, or we will overdose and kill ourselves and our nation. This is
the subtext of the last 2 weeks that has gone unspoken and thus
unheard... this is the huge clot in our national artery, unseen and
deadly. No one wants to discuss it, but you of all people can't be
ignorant of it. As Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, you are
uniquely positioned and qualified to join the
conversation on how we can save our country... I beg you to join me in
correctly diagnosing and treating our national disease.
Sincerely,
Brett Schlee
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