Congressman Jeff Miller,
I urge you and your fellow Congressmen and women to work together in a bi-partisan manner to make a compromise on the Debt Ceiling negotiations. As a constituent, I can tell you that I don't care for Republicans using the excuse of signing the "Americans for Tax Reform" pledge (which I see you have signed- I don't suppose you asked your constituents' opinions before you did so?) as an excuse not to work toward resolving this issue by creating a middle ground between differing factions. The vast majority of Americans don't give a darn about this 'pledge'- we just want you to work together to come up with a compromise. And we want both parties to stop the political posturing, and stop trying to make this an election year issue by making this become debated again in 2012. This issue is too important, and it has become the catalyst to show the American public how horrible out political system has become.
Most Americans agree that a mix of spending cuts and tax increases is the only way to fix the ever increasing National Debt. Are you listening? Tax increases and spending cuts- not just one or the other, but both. It is un-realistic to think that cutting spending alone will fix a debt that has been growing since the Debt Ceiling was first created. While we're at it, why don't we make sure this problem never happens again by not spending more than the TAXES that we bring in? I balance my checkbook every month- can't America do the same?
I personally would prefer an end to political parties in general, and especially an end to my representatives voting on behalf of special interests and lobbying groups- listen to what your constituents are telling you and get some actual work done while you are in office. Otherwise, what's the point of being there?
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