Open Letter to President Obama

Today I'm posting an Open Letter I sent to President Obama. The letter follows:

The President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500

March 16, 2010
Dear Mr. President:

I write to you as a deeply concerned American. I love America, what it has always stood for and the promises America has for future generations. I am deeply concerned about the direction that you, Speaker Pelosi and Harry Reid are leading America. So many of us have kept silent because we had hopes that you would keep the promises you made before you became President. The time to keep silent has passed and we must speak up while we still have freedom of speech, for I fear there is a chance we will lose even that.

In the short time that you have been President, so many things of great significance have happened that makes me wonder if you really and truly want America to be the land of the free and the home of the brave. With all due respect, Mr. President, you promised transparency in this administration and to make this a better America. Where are the promises? Speaker Pelosi recently said “Once this bill is passed, we will all know what is in it”. Somehow, that just does not seem constitutional. Mr. President, by your very actions and speech it would appear that your oath to the Constitution is not binding to you. I would hope that you would take a look at this great land that we so dearly love and that has been admired by so many people of other lands for so many years, and perhaps listen to the pleas of our great people who make up this great Nation that we call America. The majority of Americans are against this Healthcare Bill and the Stimulus Bills. I worked many years and sacrificed much for my healthcare benefits retirement package and I don’t want to lose those benefits.

You have been in office well over a year now and I believe it’s a fair statement to say you have caused more unrest in America than all the other U.S. Presidents combined. Your agenda and your policies are destroying the wealth of the hard-working Americans who do not want to see future generations burdened with debt that in no way can be met. We cannot spend our way out of debt. I’ve been there and I assure you it can’t be done. We have to cut the spending and I have a few suggestions below that get America out of debt and allow us to be self-sufficient once again. Our nation is so far in debt and the debt is increasingly held by foreign nations such as China. Here are my suggestions:

1) A Consumption Tax. This tax would take the place of the present Income Tax system we now have in place. It would be a percentage taken out just like the “Sales Tax” we pay at the time of purchase of an item. This would be a fair tax in that everyone who makes a purchase would pay.

2) Farm Subsidies. This could be removed permanently simply because the people that I know who are receiving these farm subsidies in my county and surrounding counties are very wealthy. I believe the farm subsidies were set up to help the poor farmers way back when.

3) Cross State Lines for Insurance. Companies and individuals need the ability to cross state lines to shop for healthcare so that insurance companies can be competitive. This could greatly drive the cost of insurance down.

4) Assistance To Illegals. We should stop assistance to Illegal Immigrants immediately. We do not take care of our own, and until we do, then we should not give assistance to those who are not legal citizens and leave our own stranded.

5) Wasteful Spending of Stimulus Money. We need to put more thought into the ways our taxpayer dollars are being spent.

I do want to say, Mr. President, that I am very pleased and proud that Michelle is bringing attention to the problem of childhood obesity in our country. This is a problem that has been ignored for years and I wish her great success in addressing this program, and she is to be commended for her efforts.

I respect the office of the President of the United States and I sincerely wish you well and hope that you will find it in your heart to listen to what the majority of the American people believe is best for Americans and this great nation that we call America. There is no other land like it. Others have always looked up to us and had great respect and admiration for America, and I hope they will always be able to do just that. To me, the American Flag stands for freedom! Let’s keep this the land of the free and the home of the brave and, through God’s grace, let Freedom ring!

Kindest Regards