Petition to raise debt ceiling- NO
Niccolai Haddal
Field and Events Manager, Coalition on Human Needs
Jean'ne,
I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email from yesterday. We have a few days before the federal government defaults on its debts for the first time in history.
This doesn’t have to happen. Congress can vote on a clean debt ceiling increase—raise the debt ceiling without instituting cruel cuts to essential human needs programs—and stave off an economic calamity.
The results of a default would impact every corner of society. Millions of jobs will be lost. Social Security checks won’t go out on time. Medicare and Medicaid payments to health care providers will be delayed, and much much more.
Default is unthinkable. But our allies must stand firm against agreeing to cuts that harm people with low incomes, people with disabilities, children, and the aging. Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families should also be unthinkable—and so should huge cuts and caps on everything from child care to education to environmental clean-ups.
We need Congress to show up and raise the debt ceiling limit without massive cuts to human needs programs—and do it now to avoid an economic collapse.
Chip in $5 today to keep up the pressure on Congress. We have just days until a federal default.
Thank you for all you do,
Niccolai Haddal
Field and Events Manager, Coalition on Human Needs
Then she asked for a donation. Sending mixed messages again. Money is both the problem and the solution. And even more importantly she is only reporting half of the story. She explains very accurately what the powers-that-be can do to us and in so doing totally ignores our role and involvement in the process. We are invisible except as the victims of unfair and abusive budgeting process. Well, I have something to say about this and here it is.
My response: Open letter to Congress
I am sorry raising the debt limit is NOT the only solution god dammit and there is plenty of money, more than enough, to fix this. The problem is MISAPPROPRIATION of the funds BY THOSE IN CHARGE OF APPROPRIATION. THAT WOULD BE YOU. CONGRESS.
Does raising the debt ceiling fix the problem of overspending? NO. Does it address the issue of why are we living beyond our means? NO. Will this change how we budget next year? Who knows? Surplus? We have a right to know. And you have a duty and responsibility to listen to our concerns.
Tax the fortune 500 as head of household. Corporations list themselves as individuals on their incorporation papers aka birth certificates. The tax code is very clear about what income bracket and tax structure individual head of households fall into. Supreme court recognizes corporations as persons so treat them like persons. We are talking trillions in taxes here.
Tax the top 1% like the bottom 50%. The wealthiest 1% of Americans controlled about $41.52 trillion in the first quarter, according to Federal Reserve data released Monday. Yet the bottom 50% of Americans only controlled about $2.62 trillion collectively, which is roughly 16 times less than those in the top 1%. So what is the tax on $41.52 trillion dollars? Here’s the formula according to IRS. On income $523,600 and above the tax is $156,355 plus 37% of the amount over $523,600. So 37% of 41 trillion dollars is 41 000 000 000 / .37 = 1.10810811 x 10^11. And that is only one quarter of the yearly income. Do you think this would help balance the deficient in the future? What could that do to the quality of life and the environment at this moment in time?
Stop building bombs that kill other mother's sons and daughters. All Bomb money goes towards making peace and taking care of our vets. Vets get the best of everything. Treat them like royalty because they are. Anything less allotted to them by Congress in charge of keeping their promise to our service personnel, is dishonorable. Elected officials are duty bound to keep their promise. It speaks to their honor. A breach of that promise is grounds for a dishonorable discharge from community service and representation.
Stop right now subsiding big oil and big pharma with our tax money. That kind of investment makes us stockholders and we should be receiving dividends. We aren’t receiving a plug nickle so we keep the money and invest in ourselves and our future, providing, upgrades to our quality of life. Billions saved on subsides equals a windfall to social, cultural and environmental offerings.
And before you take one red cent of our money out of services and care for the bottom 65% of the population it comes out of your hide FIRST, Congress, your salaries, your health care, your retirement, your assets. We pay for that too and since you are NOT doing your job and earning your keep, doing the right thing in the right way for all the right reasons you're fired! We don't need or want your bad decisions, stupid and ignorant 'creative' bookkeeping scandals, poor judgement and treasonous misappropriations of our hard earned tax dollars. You need to know what living on zero income feels like then perhaps you would act in a different manner. Maybe not. But the way I see it what is good for the goose is good for the gander and that is what equity means.
There is plenty of money, more than enough, to take care of every man woman and child and invest and partner up with Mother Nature that wants nothing but the best for us.
If you can't put the money where it belongs and take care of business in a fair, equitable and timely manner then what are you doing there? We really don't trust you anymore. You are too afraid and scared to do the right thing and we don't need cowards leading this charge for peace and harmony.
You have proven and shown beyond a reasonable doubt you lack the integrity, will and innate essence to do the right thing to ensure, embrace and promote our intrinsic value and worth as caring, loving human beings. You plain and simple don't know how to do it or don't want to do it. In either case this is not the democracy we signed up for.
The world is watching this abusive, cruel, destructive dog and pony show and it is eroding the trust in America as a true democracy and its ability to lead. You are misrepresenting our core values and worth as champions of love and respect for all beings working as one cooperative energy for peace and harmony.
Time for a Change for the better.