Reply #5: A letter to Rain Man. (My idiot Congressman) [View All]

[Dr.Phool]

Dear Congressman Bilirakis,

I am writing to express my utmost disappointment in your decision to vote against the President's economic recovery plan. I have witnessed and experienced the ravages of this downturn first-hand. I had a thriving carry-out restaurant in Tampa, that went out of business mainly because a significant number of my customers lost their jobs last year.

You, and the other members of your caucus have chosen to play for political advantage over what this country needs. Things are bad in our district, if you choose to look and listen. The state has no money to provide crucial services to the needy. Jobless claims have swamped the state system. Many of your elderly constituents on Social Security finally got a decent raise in their monthly checks, only to have Progress Energy swindle every last dime of it and more. In my case, if State Farm pulls out of the state, my home of the last 6 years will probably go into foreclosure, because I can't afford Citizens.

I believe that it was Albert Einstein who said, "Insanity is defined by doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result." We've been trying trickle-down economics for 30 years, and it hasn't worked then, and it won't work now. Income disparity and wage growth have never been higher. Don't you understand, that we, the working class of your district, just don't have any more money. Period. And no matter how many tax breaks you give to the obscenely wealthy, none of it trickles down.

Please respond to the needs of your constituents. We need jobs and higher wages. And President Obama's plan will be a step in the right direction of getting America working again.

Sincerely,

Rick Chapman,
Holiday, Florida