Letter to my Senators & Congressman

Dear ____________;

I am writing to urge you to vote NO on any plan that involves raising the debt ceiling. As you should know, America’s debt limit is dangerously close to our GNP. Sir, in plain, blunt terms that means that you-our government officials- are spending far more taxpayer money than you currently take from us in revenue. In any other household budget, when a person realizes that their expenses exceed their income, there are three courses of action: 1) you immediately stop overspending and live within your means, 2) you find a way to supplement your income, or 3) you exacerbate the problem by going deeper into debt.

Sir, you will no doubt agree that the Pollyanna attitude of #3 is absolutely untenable. It would be insanity to do so with a family budget, and doubly so with an entire nation. To accomplish #2, you will have to raise taxes, since the government doesn’t actually produce anything to generate its own income. I strongly advise against this, though. Many Americans (including myself) are already extremely bitter about the cavalier way you politicians steal our income through taxation—only to spend it irresponsibly on selfish pay increases, foreign aid, and inane governmental programs. Sir, as any thinking person would see it, the only way to solve America’s debt problem is option #1: you look at your current amount of income, consider what expenditures are ABSOLUTELY necessary within that amount (including paying off the current debt), and then immediately stop spending more.

It’s that simple.

I appreciate you taking the time to read this, and I look forward to hearing from you that this plan is clear and that you will not vote to raise the debt ceiling.