Letter to President Obama - Don't Sacrifice the Entitlements

November 13, 2012

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear President Obama:

Please do not sacrifice Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security in your upcoming negotiations with the Republican members of the House of Representatives and those of the Senate.  You not only won the election on November 6^th, the voters overwhelmingly repudiated the Republican tax and budget plan, known as the Romney/Ryan plan.  Please don’t now install the Republican plan.  The plan lost. Their plan was repudiated overwhelmingly. You have more political capital than any president in near memory.  The voters want tax cuts for those making $250,000 to be rescinded.  We do not want the big three safety net programs touched other than to be enhanced.

Here in California voters passed an initiative that raised taxes on earners making more than $250,000.  At the same time sales taxes were increased.  This was done overwhelmingly.  The plan will raise $6,000,000,000 for schools.  You can do the same.  The voters also elected a “super majority” in both houses of our legislature.  You won the election.  Please don’t give away the crown jewels of progressive efforts.  We have your back.

Respectfully,

Dr. Stephen R. Concklin