This is one of my grandkids. He deserves a change to achieve his destiny.
Dear Mr. Obama,
You are a talented man, and unlike most politicians, you probably aren't obsessed with the need to be re-elected to keep your self image intact. I am assuming that you are young, brilliant, financially secure, and you have a creative and active life ahead, whether you are President or not.
But I would like to ask you, suggest to you, to do just a few things while you are President. Things that will make the world, history, your legacy, and most Americans, appreciate you. My 86 year old mother has lived through depressions, wars, sickness and death. As a widow her income has dropped from $80,000 per year, to $11,000 per year. She called me a few months ago, and said she was worried that she might not have enough to live on, or pay her bills. This woman has given this nation enough cotton production to for thousands of clothes, enough cattle to feed a small city, hired workers, built homes and lived a good life. Now her world, this economy is squeezing her last savings from her. We need you, Mr. President to do a few things for us.
1. Bring our boys home. They should never have been sent. The cost in blood and treasure has been far too high. Bring them home for their parents, children, and for our nation. We will love you for this.
2. Make the banks loan money again. You and George W. Bush loaned money to those at the top levels of our society. The money did not trickle down, the banks hoarded the money and profited by it, and the middle class and small business people of the USA, the people who create the foundation for economic growth, have been devastated financially. Make the banks lend to small business again. It is the only way to create jobs. China is booming again, because they made the banks lend money. Germany is booming, the banks lent money to small business. Bankers are hoarding their money and profiting by this recession.
3. Do things compassionate, kind, and broad minded for the American people. We do not wish to hear anything about the "bad" guys on the other side. We do want to see rich examples of generosity, kindness, and integrity.
4. Please look at the areas of bankruptcy law. It is in place to protect the very ones who have caused the financial crisis, and to destroy the millions of working Americans, who have lost jobs or income because of the "big boys" manipulations and corruption. The bankruptcy protects the big boys, and punishes those who have been run over.
5. Please look at ACH and the Credit Card system. In spite of the new laws, credit card companies are still abusing the public. They lower loan limits, causing credit scores to artificially drop, creating a cascade of other companies to do the same, until a person, because of one or two minor mistakes can find himself in ruin and buried under a sea of debt and lawsuits that are simply unfair and wrong. The current credit card laws, and the unregulated ACH system can literally rip funds out of a person's checking accounts without any permission or regulation. They, as my local banker said: "Are evil systems."
6. Just give us a chance! I was in Nepal a few years ago, and two little boys offered to take us to the top of an observation spot to see the Himalayas'. They wanted to make a dollar. One of the children said: "Just give us a chance!" Mr. President, just give us a chance to work, and fulfill our destiny. Just give us a chance to raise our children respectfully and with dignity, and to be able to send them to college. Just give us a chance Mr. Obama.
7. Help us when we are sick and down. If you can devise an emergency lending or capitalization program to help us through sickness and bad economic times, we will work hard and we will pay the money back. But with no sources of credit, credit card companies closing our lines, banks refusing to lend, the government must come up with some kind of emergency loan or capitalization to help us get back going. To help us have opportunity. You did it for the big boys. How about putting in a program to help us clear out the weights of horrible debt, credit card companies charging us 29%, because the lost our jobs, due to no fault of our own. Help us when we are sick and down, and we will repay, 100 times over by being productive, gainfully employed people.
If you can do these 7 things, Mr. Obama, before you move on to the next phase of your life, we would be so thankful.
Ben B. Boothe Sr., speaking for the people.
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