Dear Mr. President

Even my Republican friends agree that we need a simplified tax code.  I’ve written to President Obama several times stressing the importance of a simplified tax plan and urging him to present it to Congress. 

The President receives thousands of letters every day.  I doubt that the minions who read his mail will even forward my letter to him.  But here it is.

                                    Garland, Texas
                                    November 30, 2012   
Barack Obama, President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

When are you going to present Congress with a simplified tax code? 

This is what 99% of the American people want.  Give Congress no alternative but to vote for it.

Don’t ask for a “small” increase in taxes on the rich.  Demand a return to pre-Bush taxes on those with incomes between $250,000 and $1,000,000 a year.  But a BIG increase in the tax on incomes over $1,000,000.   How much money does a man need, anyway?  We’ve seen that giving the rich more money does NOT create more jobs.  Don’t let the Republicans continue to use that argument.

DO NOT LET CONGRESS CUT BENEFITS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY OR MEDICARE.  The public does not want that.  Insist on more cuts in the Department of Defense.  No more $185 million dollar fighter planes.  Such aircraft are out-of-date in today’s battles against terrorists. 

A small way to help Social Security: No income cap on FICA payments.  If a person has a salary of a million dollars, he/she should pay into the Social Security Fund on ALL of it.  But there should be a cap on Social Security payments.  Suggestion: $2,000 a month for an individual, $1,000 a month for dependents. 

Again: Please tell me WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO PRESENT CONGRESS WITH A SIMPLIFIED TAX CODE?  This is a simple question that deserves a simple answer.  Give me a date.

                        Yours sincerely,

                        Ilene Durkalski