| People!! We have lost control of our government. They | | | | stuff from. But where did property taxes, inheritance |
| are making decisions and doing things in the name of | | | | tax, capital gains tax and all the other taxes come |
| "What the people want", yet I don't recall anyone | | | | from. I think they should impose a set percentage, say |
| talking to me about any of it. On the contrary, they | | | | 25%, although less is better, on everyone's income. |
| seem to be avoiding me altogether. This year my | | | | The amount should be set no matter how much you |
| "representatives" didn't even come around prior to | | | | make. In other words rich people shouldn't have to pay |
| mid-term elections to let me know they were running | | | | a higher percentage just because they were smart |
| and would change the world for me. So I wrote them | | | | enough to make more money. The 25% or what ever |
| a letter to tell them that I was concerned and guess | | | | will be divided amongst the city, state and federal |
| what, they responded. In fact all of their response | | | | government and then do away with all the other taxes |
| letters were pretty much the same, except for the | | | | (and the IRS) and leave us alone. I want my |
| signature and the fact that they didn't address the | | | | representatives to start representing. Members of |
| subject I wrote about. So! Since they don't seem | | | | Congress get a much better retirement plan than you |
| interested I thought I would talk to "We the People" | | | | and I do. They can even collect after being convicted |
| (that's you) and see what you think. Maybe one or | | | | of a crime while still in office and they take a lot more |
| several million of you will step up and decide to do | | | | days off than our employers would allow for us little |
| something. The number one issue on America's mind | | | | people. So I think we should begin holding our |
| seems to be Iraq. I believe that we ought to finish what | | | | representatives to a higher standard or at least one |
| we started. By that I mean we shouldn't just begin | | | | equal to what is expected of us by our employers. |
| pulling out. For one thing, as soon as the word gets out | | | | The system for paying all of our elected |
| that we are beginning a "phased withdraw" the | | | | representatives should be changed to a salary plus |
| terrorists will begin making plans to take over. What | | | | bonus plan. The bonus would only be paid when a |
| we have to do is get the Iraqis the supplies and | | | | representative leaves office or is re-elected. When we |
| equipment they need to get their military and police up | | | | go to the ballots there should be a new question on |
| to par, put them on notice that they have 12 months to | | | | every ballot in every state which would determine |
| do it and provide the training needed to make it | | | | whether or not our representatives collected their |
| happen. After that they are on their own because we | | | | bonus; Did Mr. /Ms (Insert name here) represent your |
| have other countries to save. We have got to get our | | | | interests to the best of his/her ability? If the majority |
| healthcare costs under control and make sure that all | | | | feels that the representative did their best then the |
| Americans have access to the medical attention they | | | | bonus is paid as soon as the current term expires. |
| need. Medicare and Medicaid should be expanded to | | | | However, if the people feel that they were not |
| cover everyone who does not work and employers | | | | properly represented then there is no bonus. I think that |
| should be required to have a plan for everyone else. | | | | a system like this would force our elected officials to |
| The government should cap charges on healthcare | | | | keep in touch and understand how we are feeling |
| and medicine. I recently went to the doctors' office and | | | | about the issues. Oh Yeah, from now on when |
| was only there for a little over an hour and the charge | | | | someone running for office says that they are going to |
| was over $600 and that didn't include the four | | | | change this or change that, I for one want to see the |
| prescriptions I had to get somewhere else. Let's get a | | | | plan. If someone says they can do better than the |
| flat tax in place as soon as possible. I'm so tired of | | | | current elected officials we should have the right to |
| seeing discussions of taxes on the news. Even the | | | | know how they intend to do it before we vote for |
| local communities try to fool us by convincing us that a | | | | them. I haven't presented any of this to the President |
| 1% sales tax won't hurt much it will only be for three | | | | yet, I wouldn't do that without checking with my |
| years, maybe. I guess they forgot about the 1% tax | | | | "People" (as in "We the People"). These are just my |
| they added last year and the year before that. The | | | | opinions for now. So what do you think? Are you with |
| federal government is just as bad. I just happened to | | | | me on this? Do you want to be my representative? If |
| be looking over the Constitution of the United States | | | | so let me know and I'll set some time aside to discuss |
| the other day and I saw where the government can | | | | the issues and see what you have in mind. If I approve |
| impose taxes on income. That's OK, I understand that | | | | I'll support you and check with my "People" before we |
| our government needs money to operate and spend | | | | go forward. |
| on all these countries overseas that we need oil and | | | | |