American citizens-aren’t you sick of receiving flyers, phone calls and emails seeking contributions from incumbents and candidates from either party?
Should citizens donate to politicians? Why support politicians who aren’t doing anything for the average American citizens.
Over the years none have demonstrated a desire to lower our more than nineteen trillion dollar debt. Nor have they demonstrated an interest in implementing an affordable and comprehensive health care program.
What about resolving our immigration issues and protecting our borders?
Which ones will ensure that our Social Security System will remain solvent for current and future retirees and that recipients receive annual COLA increases?
What about reducing the high costs of prescription drugs. Shouldn’t candidates be discussing ways to improve upon the benefits and reduce the costs of Medicare and Medicaid?
What about the drug problem in the US?
No politician is looking at ways to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in our government. What about reducing the size of government? What about balancing the budget?
Discussions have centered on providing aid to immigrants, including illegals, but do little regarding the needy veterans and homeless Americans.
Shouldn’t they be considering reducing foreign and military aid? Government could use those dollars to benefit Americans and make infrastructure improvements.
Our nation is becoming grayer each year and shouldn’t the government be looking at ways to benefit our aging population? Wouldn’t it be great to provide affordable and/or assisted living facilities and health care for seniors?
Which candidates support term limits? Sixty plus percent of Americans supports term limits. Shouldn’t this be an agenda topic?
Politicians receive funding from Political Action Committees and the wealthy. Both donate, with the anticipation that they will receive something in return. Why should the American citizen donate to their campaign and get nothing in return?
Typically politicians are financially better off than the average American. A senators annual salary is $174,000. The majority and minority leaders of the house and senate receive $193,400 and the Speaker of the House receives $223,500. How many of us earn that? Not many, would be my guess. This does not take into account that they also enjoy a personal staff and expense allowance. For foreign travel they can fly US military aircraft for free.
It’s an individual choice but, hell no, I’m not donating to an election campaign. I may change my mind if any of them address the issues discussed above. We need them to work for us, not them and not big business.
Ron Penczak 