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To the attention of:

Barack Obama, US President;
Rick Perry, Governor of Texas;
US Senators from Texas: John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison;
US Representatives from Texas: Al Green, Blake Farenthold, Charles A. Gonzalez, Chet Edwards, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Francisco R. Canseco, Gene Green, Henry Cuellar, Jeb Hensarling, Joe Barton, John Abney Culberson, John R. Carter, K. Michael Conaway, Kay Granger, Kenny Marchant, Kevin Brady, Lamar Smith, Lloyd Doggett, Louie Gohmert, Mac Thornberry, Michael C. Burgess, Michael T. McCaul, Pete Olson, Pete Sessions, Ralph M. Hall, Randy Neugebauer, Ron Paul, Ruben Hinojosa, Sam Johnson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Silvestre Reyes, Ted Poe;
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Mr Obama,

I am a registered Democrat and I voted for you to be the President of MY COUNTRY believing all your promises. As a disabled veteran of the United States Air Force, I feel you have been a disgrace to My Country. You were elected President of this Country, not as the best man for the job, but rather as a REBOUND. Everyone knew that John McCain wasn't fit physically to run our country and his choice for Vice President, Sarah Palin was in fact a more experienced candidate for your job as President of this country.

I can guarantee that you will not be re-elected for the next term as president. Even our Texas Govenor, Rick Perry would have done a better job with foreign policies and your other tasks as president. I do not believe anything you say. You have not fulfilled your PROMISES to all the people of the United States and I am pissed at myself for voting you in as our president.

You are not concerned about all the people who are homeless or about to be homeless. You are not concerned about poverty here in the United States. The only thing that you have shown me and a lot of other people who have been stupid enough to vote you in as president, is the glory of being the first African American president of our country...nothing else. You have mis-used your power as president.

The only reason that we the people of our country are homeless and are on welfare and unemployment is the fact that all employment for comsumer products are given to China, Mexico, and other countries who I could not give a HOOT about. You as president, need to concentrate on your people (ALL PEOPLE) of this country by lessening the employment given to other countries especially CHINA.

I think....no, I know that your power as president of this country has went all to your head. Everytime I see you on TV, I notice that your head has swelled considerably from your previous appearances. Now you take up TV time to announce that you are a Christian and How You Became A CHRISTIAN. You do not believe in God or Jesus Christ anymore than an ATHIAST. You are just trying to make yourself look better for more Christians to vote for you in the upcoming election. You may have some of the people fooled that didn't vote for you, but not all the people.

I LOVE MY COUNTRY and I served in the United States Air Force. What branch did you serve in to show your patriotism?? Have you furnished a copy of your BIRTH CERTIFICATE yet? Have you proven yet that you in fact are an American Citizen? As far as I am concerned in my view as an Americam Citizen, I see you nothing more than a COMMUNIST!

I sincerely hope that Hillary Clinton runs for the President of the United States and has Sarah Palin as her Vice President. I honestly believe that between the two women that they could do a heck of a lot better job than what you have done especially as far as HUD is concerned. And you want all these illegal aliens to get amnesty when our American people do not have jobs????????????? We are still in recession mainly because of the cutbacks. You want the MINIMUM wage raised, but yet you do not give raises to the disabled people here in the United States who are suffering to get the necessities of life all because you say that the cost of living hasn't went up since 2008! I disagree whole-heartedly. Groceries, rent, taxes, etc have been on the rise which makes it difficult for disabled people like myself and all disabled AMERICAN people.

Get a grip on it!!

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Post Open Letter to your Elected Representatives

Please help me make a change that counts!

Hello from my name you probably already figured I am a mother. Yes I am a proud mom but ashamed of my financial situation. By me coming online to talk about whats personally going on in my life. It is only for the sake of my family. We never receive the support a family like ours really need. I have a large family that includes 8 kids. I do my best to raise them they are healthy and wonderful. Except I really need help securing their future. It really is hard and everyday is a struggle. Of course we have living expenses but most of all right now we are going through very trying times.

1. We have to move,It is close to the 1st I am not sure what will happen but my Landlord gave me notice. He wants us out. So currently I am working on that I really don't know whats to come. Staying prayerful God will bless us again. The home has to suit our family which means we need a 5-6 bedroom,we don't want to go back to a dangerous area either. I do have section 8 thank God but it doesn't means I will find something.Also moving costs,plus some landlords want Security deposit and rent.  Please read on................................. 

2. We have no vehicle of our own,this affects us the most. I feel shame behind this because here I am a mom,just wwanting the best for the kids and I am like a kid stuck at home. I can't drive my kids to the store,to the school,to the park district e.t.c. Having no vehicle kills the family. I can't begin to count how many times my kids need me to transport them and my excuse is I don't have a car. Poor kiddos they get so heart broken. Not to mention the doctors appointments and grocery shopping. All the errands I need to run for such a wonderful family. But there is no way to fully function without the vehicle. In my life it would change alot! for better. I strongly encourage you to help us with this because it seems like a limited resource. I have tried churches and organizations....they never have answers or they look for a doner,or they leave me out the equation because they have certain charities they work for. As a matter of fact my state isn't too car donation friendly. I say this from research and experience. My family had been let down so many times.

3. You see I want to share with you that I am trying to make ends meet. Using the computer I have a biz that hasn't made one cent as of last I checked. I market the best way I can,my resources are limited.If I had help obtaining regular customers it could produce some income,slow pay but surely. This is another reason I need a vehicle because being trapped to the chair in front of a computer isn't 100% solid.95% of businesses fail online! In order to secure income I need to be able to get out! Also me & my girls want to participate in farmers markets,craft shows e.t.c where we plan to sell things.  I really want to push the idea of entreprenuership,it can release us from poverty.    

4. Our family needs furniture we tried voucher programs they didn't work out too well,I want to secure a bed for each child,we need household products,grooming products,clothing & shoes. Schools coming up in August that will be very stressful. Most churches or organizations offer a food pantry,trust me it doesn't really feed a family of my size and why do they have out dated stuff? not to complain but people shouldn't donate just anything that has been in the cabinet for years. Food isn't the biggest issue althou the lack of convience to get it is.Same as other items I may see on freecycle or craigslist. I have no way to get to them.So you see we are very needy but I must note we have pride and dignity.

Today if there is something you can do that really makes a difference,please don't hesitate. Be assured I write from my heart. I write at times when I don't even know what my next address will be or if I can go online. This is urgent and I really want change.

Helping isn't always about money.I do have a paypal account. If my biggest challanges is moving expense,furniture and definetly the vehicle which we need A.S.A.P. Posibly if I can raise enough I can make some things possible.I will check in regular here and keep you updated. Trust that this is a sincere quest for help. I see so many taking advantage of others that when someone actually needs help people think it's a hoax. I run into scammers and I don't like they come with these check cashing schemes. So please if you have no intention  to be of assistance do not contact me I will report all questionable posts or email. 

THIS IS A request for a HELP OUT NOT A HAND OUT,I would appreciate postivity. My family has been through enough already. I am not posting this to get bashed.

I am sorry for a long post,Thanks for reading,

Being a mother of three I was once on welfare to help raise my three children. I recieved foodstamps, medical and cash assistance. I agree that there is a need for families to get extra assistance with finances when necessary, but I also agree that there should be reform to get families to become more self sufficient. The concern I am addressing today, though, is how the government, whether it be state or federal, doesn't understand the needs of the family in today's economy. Today more and more people are struggling with being able to provide for the family with wages not meeting the rise in the cost of living. This then becomes a bigger problem for those on welfare as the set amounts do not meet the amount needed to pay the rent, pay for phone service, to pay electricity or other utility bills. Also, the amount of food stamps doesn't come near meeting the needs of the family for well balanced meals. Then there is medical which is offered for all but then there is the copay for those over 21 on medical services which are limited and in cases of dental non-existant. The unfornate truth about all these decisions on who gets what and how much is that the people making these decisions don't live on a limited or fixed income or never had to in some cases. For once, let us, the people who have been down on our luck and on welfare challenge these politiians to live on the income that they have set forth as the guidline for those of us less fortunate. Let us ask them if they can live on $400.00 a month in food stamps and $300.00 a month in cash assistance. Let's see how they like not being able to go to the dentist as they have no medical coverage except medicaid. Let's ask these people who set the monetary amounts to live with those of us on welfare to see what it is like to not be able to provide for yourself or your family properly. Let those who set the guidelines live with elderly or disabled Americans who live on a  welfare to see how the quality of life is affected by not having the money to meet their bills and then let see if reform for better policies and guidelines for welfare amounts get better and come closer to meeting the cost of living. I challenge all senators, legislators, all of congress and even the president of the United States and all politians at local, state and federal levels to live at least six months of the year on the  amount of money that those of us on welfare live on  and then tell us we can live on that amount of money,if it is still plausible. Let us see you all look all of us in the eyes and tell us we are filing these complaints for nothing. Let those of you that make the rules understand and see that it isn't as easy to do as you all believe. Finally, let those of you that make the rules and have children, be able to understand how it feels to tell your children " No we can't afford it." Then, if you can still in good conscience, tell us that the amount of money set forth in the welfare guidelines is enough we all, on welfare, need to stop complaining and live with it.

Hello-

My concerns are few, yet financial worries seem to crowd my mind. Personal savings are a worry, the cost of home improvement is a worry, the cost of bills infringe upon my income. My goals aren't of fame and fortune, I wish only to survive with the basics covered. I have a limited income, yet I've a full time job which will last for many years to come (I work for the State of Colorado, department of Institutions). 

With the cost of living rising as we speak, making ends meet is a concern of mine. I don't have a perilous story of injury or illness and I've not fallen behind on my financial responsibilities, yet the cushion between current levels of savings, income and costs for living is growing thinner. 

Perhaps there are those within the community who can offer a grant for a fellow American to live as one should...with the security that most Americans wish for, yet have an obstruction toward attaining (present economic climate included).

thank you,

Sean McCaffree

   As I write this, I don’t know if any one will ever even read it, or understand it. But I feel the need to tell my story, to ask my question, because I am just so desperate to find the answer, if the truth is out there, somewhere, I want to find it.

   I am a 45 year old single mother raising two teenage boys on my own. They are 14 and 16 years old. Before you go judging me for “choosing” to be a single parent….you should know that I was married to a man that I believed was a good man, and after we married, we had two sons together. Then I found out that he was sexually abusing one of the children, and so I had to leave to protect my children.

   My question is this…how is a single person supposed to earn enough to support a family of three? I work and I also attend college. I earn about $12.50 per hour at my current job.  In the state I live in I don’t qualify for ANY type of assistance, because in Utah, $12.50 per hour is a “good” job, and I earn
too much” to get food stamps, or housing assistance, or help with insurance, or even school lunch for my kids.

   After taxes, I only take home about 1,600 per month. From that, I have to pay rent, car, insurance, utilities and food, and most times, there really isn’t enough for all of that. In Utah, the average rent for a 3 bedroom apartment is at least $800 (if you’re lucky.) No one will rent me a two bedroom apartment, because of the ages of my children. In Utah, utilities are very expensive, as is gas and food.

   I am going to school to help myself, hoping that I will not always be in this desperate situation, but I am beginning to see that it is futile. Once my kids are grown and moved out (if they can afford to move out!) I will still need a roof overhead, and my oldest son, he has a disability, and I am not sure when he will ever learn to drive, and work and become independent.

   I figured out that I need to earn at least 17.00 per hour, just to squeak by once I graduate, and of course figuring in pay back on the student loan (classes at USU are over about $900 per class, no book included!) and to be honest, I just don’t even know how it can be done. What are the chances I will even get a job that pays 17 dollars per hour in Utah, and even then, that’s just to get by…

   Most friends, relatives, and co-workers have a two income family, and are earning twice what I earn, and there are a few, where the husband just is a high earner, and if the wife works, that income is for “fun” money.

    Many, many woman I know seem to marry or otherwise “hook-up” with men, (or even stay with abusive men) just because they know they have to in order to pay the bills, and take care of the kids. I am not here to judge them, but as for me, I just can’t have a relationship or marry someone because I need his income. I think that is a horrible reason to be with someone.

   So I struggle with the thought…”is this really as good as it gets for me?” Sometimes I feel sickened that It really does take $17.00 per hour just to provide the basics of living. I went onto a government website today just to see….maybe I am way off.  That website said that it costs a family of three 36,000 per year (gross income) to even have the basics…food, housing, utilities, medical and transportation, and they were only figuring 500 per month for housing. There is no housing in Utah for 500 per month.

   Sometimes I read study and ponder and try to find the answer….please don’t tell me that faith is the answer. I think faith is a beautiful thing, and I believe miracles do happen, however, in my life, I have not been the recipient of good fortune, or “karma”, and “faith” will not pay my bills. (I tried to pay my electric bill with a note that said “just have faith….good things come to those who wait! ” but that didn’t work! J )

   I really don’t want a loan….I’m not here to borrow money. I just want answers, suggestions and experience, strength and hope. How do other people do it? I guess I just so want to believe that it can be better, that it will be better someday. I just have to have hope for a brighter future in order to go on. (bluejay63@gmail.com)