Another Open Letter to Sen. Nelson (D, FL)

Sorry about taking up so much space on the blog.

Mr. Nelson,

I would like to let you know that I don't need health insurance. What I need, and what you in Washington don't seem to give a damn about, is a job. While Democrats have been dithering, conning and scheming on how best to destroy health insurance and care in this country, millions of people like me are unemployed.

We neither want nor need health insurance which you wouldn't subject yourself or your family to. What we want and need are jobs so we can choose what insurance we want amongst other things. Perhaps you weren't aware, but the unemployment rate is above 10% now with real unemployment at LEAST 17% or higher. Perhaps you lost track and didn't realize that the holidays are coming up. We can't afford to spend money on holiday dining and gift giving. It would be nice to make $174.000 a year with government retirement and benefits.

We do don't want trillions of dollars in new spending, even more massive debt or layers upon layers of new bureaucracies. What we need is government to foster an environment where businesses can get back to what they do and hire people again. We don't need bailouts or unaccountable czars dictating salaries. We don't need a President or Congress threatening companies who dare to make a profit. Nor do we need a President or Congress trashing our own country and driving away foreign investors nor providing favoritism and kickbacks to the unions.

Mr. Nelson, I have been unemployed since 2 February. I immediately applied for unemployment. I received two letters telling me that I qualified and how much I should expect. The day before I was to begin claiming my weeks, I received a letter from the great state of Florida advising me that I did not qualify. I've tried finding work and even tried work-from-home opportunities. Publix isn't hiring and, for some reason, I was turned down at Wal-Mart.

Fortunately, I'm staying with my parents, so room and board isn't an issue. My bank account is closed because I accidentally overdrew and couldn't pay it back. I've borrowed money from a friend, but have no way of paying it back. I feel worse about that debt than any other. My truck hasn't worked since the first week in July. I have no money to get it fixed.

Mr. Nelson, government run health insurance is not going to do me a damn bit of good. What I want and need, as well as millions of other Americans, is a job. I need to pay my debts and get my truck repaired. A job is what I need to restore my confidence and self worth. Friends and family are asking what I want for Christmas. How can I tell them what I want when I have no way of giving to them?

Americans have told our President and our Congress, who work for US that we don't want the mess that was passed in the House. We don't want it and we don't need it. You've been screwing around wasting time while millions of Americans lose their jobs.

We're hurting out here, Mr. Nelson. We don't have the luxury of six-figure incomes or flying off to work or wherever we want. We don't have the luxury of getting paid to waste time and money. We're hurting out here, Mr. Nelson. Don't you think it's about damn time you grabbed your gear and did something to actually help your employers?