Another open letter to the US Congress

Dear Congress,

Congratulations on failing us again.  The American People are coming to thoroughly appreciate just how little you do that serves our needs.

I mean, really, why bother to pass a bill that might increase the taxes on those who can afford to pay more taxes?   No, instead, let’s propose another round of cuts.  Cutting funding for various programs we dislike is a great way to raise revenue.

Except, wait a minute…it doesn’t.  Last I checked, and I will admit, I am no math whiz, so I might just have this wrong, but – last I checked, you have to BRING MONEY IN in order to INCREASE revenues.  How does a federal government do that?

Bake sales to raise BILLIONS are impractical.  So are car washes, raffles, and tricky trays or auctions.  As such, I believe you, as a cash-strapped federal government, need to levy taxes in order to gain revenue.

Which means SOMEONE has to pay money in taxes.  So how come, rather than increase the tax rate (which is currently at it’s lowest in DECADES) for those who can afford to pay more taxes, you continue to overtax the middle class, and only cut cut cut?

I don’t care which side of the aisle you are on – clearly, you are on the side of the extremely wealthy.  Whether it’s a wealthy individual or a corporation, you will do NOTHING that you perceive would offend them (and by offend them, it’s pretty clear this translates to ‘cause them to NOT fund your reelection efforts’).  You cater to them and their needs – which just shows you care more about money than doing your job and offering fair governance.

We the People are not innocent in this.  We are not too bright, in that we keep reelecting you.

To my fellow average Americans who might read this that are in the same boat I am – when you see these self-serving individuals up for re-election, try to choose someone ELSE.  Preferably someone who is not representative of either dominant party, as it is time to make that system BREAK.  Instead of reading about endless bickering, pointless posturing, and wondering who will do something about this – let’s take responsibility, and be the ones to actually DO something about this.

You, Congress, are on notice.  Shape up, and start working for us again – or you might just see what it was that caused the founding fathers to rebel against THEIR leaders, and found a new nation.  All you serve are your obscenely biased parties, your own interests, and money.  Those of us making up the majority in this country are neglected, and about all we see from you are new laws restricting things having to do with our bodies.  And frankly, you do not belong in our bodies, our personal lives, and choices as such.

Your cozy perch above the law is not as stable as you seem to think it is.  When We the People become more proactive, you’ll have to answer to us again – as you should have been all along.