Mr. Romney:
Today, before the debate tonight, I take the time to write
to you. I write to ask that you simply
tell the truth or sign a contract with the America
people that your words of love and of empathy for the plight of 47% of us will
be followed with actions that improve life in America
for the 47% who have no sense of accountability. Your lies, I am too poor to use $3 words to
describe your first debate performance, hurt the 47% of us who are attempting
to have a better quality of life in the United
States.
I live in Mississippi. You have come here twice to successfully
raise money for your campaign but at no point did you do anything beyond cheesy
platitudes. Rather than address the
depressed wages and the income disparity in Mississippi,
you suggested Mississippi is a
model for the rest of the nation. Do
ya’ll in the 53% really think grits are enough for living? Do ya’ll think it is okay for people to work
16 hours per day yet still not be middle class?
I really would like to know what ya’ll think of Mississippians.
Everything you said about the 47% could be seen as an insult
by 98% of Mississippians. We have very
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In fact, given less than 50% of
Mississippians are making $40K per year,
middle class is still a dream. It is due to a systemic depression of wages
rather than a lack of education that keeps many in the state from being “Middle
Class”. Mississippi
is a place where a M.A. will get you lead on the production line if you work
hard enough. You, Sir, have defined, via the 47% video, 98% of us as lazy.
We are far from lazy.
We drive 60 miles one way to earn $10/hr. However, your lies, which are really the GOP
platform of lies, which were formed by the corporations of ALEC, hurt
Mississippians. We hurt when our elected
officials believe such lies and legislate based on the lies. Some say lie is an ugly word but I am too
poor to be cute when I and others in Mississippi
hurt daily. These lies repeated daily in
the news have an oppressed people believing having affordable health insurance
is bad for them.
My governor, Gov. Bryant, is spending time needed governing Mississippi
to promote the “ills” of the Affordable Care Act. However, if the insurance exchange was in
place here in Mississippi, I
would not have to drive 60 miles one way for work. I would work as a true independent contractor. Currently, I work for a company that gets the
benefits for hiring me without allowing me to have access to benefits. The benefit of writing off my commute to work
is lost as well as the cost of purchasing insurance on my own. I am sure $700/month for insurance may not
seem like much but for me it is most of my paycheck after you take out fuel and
before you take out grocery, utilities, and clothing. I am currently on the stay healthy or just
die quick health insurance plan. I know
it is hard to imagine but there are people who do stay home and die.
We know the penalty of going to the emergency room for care.
The nephew of the ex-governor takes you to court where with a nod and a wink
the judge okays a judgment against you. I and co-workers often joke of how we are
worth more dead than alive. We also joke
about not being revived in the event of an accident. We joke about our economic statuses but we
know the truth to our jokes. The truth
is we cannot afford to be sick. The time
when I should be home resting to regain my health is spent in worry about will
I have a job and how will I pay my bills.
It is a vicious cycle that can be broken by the Affordable Healthcare
Act. The act you vowed to end your
first day in office.
I am speaking as amember of the 47%. I am trusting God for my care should you and
the Tea Party GOP control all levels of government. The GOP platform is one that invites not
robber barons but a return to the feudal system of Europe. In that system one born poor only had a 2%
chance of escaping poverty. In that
system only those who gained favor of the nobility could afford a physician, an
education, or decent housing. I ask of
you, please be honest in the debate tonight.
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Regard,
Sue Harmon
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