To: The United States House of Representatives
Extend the middle-class tax cut
Extending income tax cuts for 98 percent of American families and 97 percent of small businesses will help grow our economy, strengthen the middle class, and give us opportunties to prepare for future careers. Let's provide these opportunities that built the middle class in the first place. The majority have spoken; the top 2% agree. There is no reason to wait. Pass President Obama's bill before December 31.
Why is this important?
I have a grandson in college by obtaining loans and working at a supermarket, young friends on Pell grants who need their education--some who returned to find a career after several years of working at low paying jobs; they will spend years paying back their loans, hopefully at low interest. I also have a daughter with MS whose medical bills are sky high--over $4,000 a month; another daughter with brain damage after surgery from a brain bleed requiring rehab. I am a 78 year old widow, a retired teacher, living on a fixed income.