Dear Members of Congress:
The most current versions of Trump Care and the proposed budget are designed to give a large tax cut to those who need it least and cut all kinds of programs for the most vulnerable Americans. You guys do know that rich people and corporations do not need more welfare money given to them from the government. You do know that, but you are feeding an addiction more powerful than the opioid crisis afflicting our communities. I call on you to help the wealthy citizens and corporations acknowledge their addiction and rehabilitate. Stop giving them the money drug they want and help all of us live better.
I, like you, am a U.S. taxpayer, who cares about this nation and is very concerned about the way we have deified money and those who accumulate it. We have forgotten how to challenge the notion of their moral superiority and greater value to society. We have enabled them to spread the lie that more money will cause them to hire more people at higher wages, "trickledown economics." Everywhere in media, advertisements, books, etc., we see these people and what they have and are regularly assured that they have earned it and everyone else could have it if they worked hard enough.
You and I know this is not true, but it has caused many folks like you to gain power and privilege beyond anything earned through service to the people.
If you are one of those suffering from money addiction, your constituents and colleagues could be of help in your rehabilitation. Start with no tax cuts for yourself and the other wealthy people and corporations. You all don't need it. The social programs that would be sacrificed to provide your fix are essential for the well-being of a lot of people. Show all of us that you care for something beyond your re-election. You might find that your constituents will like you better.
So, begin with these ideas that have been circulating.
a) No more tax cuts for wealthy persons and corporations. They should pay their fair share of taxes as they use our shared resources, even more than others do. Call what you are planning what it really is "corporate welfare and feeding a money habit.
b) Invest those tax dollars in our country’s future―in public roads and transit systems; quality and affordable early childhood education; public schools and higher education; researching new medical cures; investing in programs and strategies to combat climate change and poverty; and ensuring a secure retirement for all of us by strengthening Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
c) Eliminate all tax breaks that encourage multinational corporations to shift jobs and profits offshore.
d) Require corporations to pay the $750 billion they owe on their $2.6 trillion in offshore profits. Use the funds to rebuild roads and bridges, improve schools and create millions of good-paying jobs.
e) Speak out on behalf of the First Amendment and work with the media to begin changing the perception of Americans that money is everything.
This would be a good start. Then, when you and the nation are healthier, we can work for more.
Peace,
Ruth Sheets, Citizen
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