A bit of honesty

Dear President Obama,

I doubt that you will ever read this but I will write it anyways. These past few years have been chaotic to say the least. The government and the country are on the brink of a breakdown. The people are oppressed and becoming restless as you have probably already noticed. I am quite aware that you were left a mess when you entered office and that you are not the cause of most of this mess. Mr. Obama, this country needs a leader, more than ever. You can make all the speeches in the world, but it will not fix the unrest amongst the people. The fact is, we are poor, but the leaders of this country are not. These comfortable "leaders" are sitting around arguing over what OUR financial fate is going to be.  The people on the news channels and the celebrities who voice their opinions, are the ones being heard... They too are not suffering financially. This makes many feel uneasy, and I am quite sure that you can understand that.

Everyday people are losing their homes and jobs that they have had for years. The  traditional American dream is gone and our children are suffering. The new American dream is that of survival. Their education and financial futures  are in you and your constituate's hands. Passing frivilous bills that are not solving the key issues. I fully comprehend that these issues cannot be so simply taken care of, but quarreling over them in your conference rooms are not doing any good. Occupy Wallstreet movement is a cry for help and the canary in the coalmine Mr. President.

They are doing it all wrong in my opinion, but American people feel so powerless that they feel that they must resort to such primitive actions in order to get the attention of the world and our government. Our forefathers would look at us now and shake their heads. This is not what they struggled for. As cliche as it does indeed sound, it is the truth. We, the people, are vulnerable, just like the people of post WWI Germany. An extreme example, but a valid one. We are down on our luck and though we haven't had a our right to a military taken from us, we are indebted to other countries( many of whom control large amounts of our financial market). Outsourcing has killed our economy Mr.President.  Not only has it taken away jobs but it has caused world-wide mistreatment of fellow human beings. Corporations, many of them corrupt( not a misconception) do whatever they can to really cheat the citizens of this country and even worse in others. Alas. nothing happens to these people.

They just look down at us and tell us that "It's a dog-eat-dog world". We really are the 99% and they are the 1% who are not suffering. I do not resent success in others, but I do resent success that has sprouted from dishonesty. The citizens of this country once believed and trusted the government to protect them from things like this. Stealing from the poor and giving to the off-shore bank accounts. While many are on welfare and wondering where their next meal for the children is going to come from, your constituents are taking their weekend trips to Martha's Vineyard. THIS is wrong. There is no justification for this economic system. Louis and Antoinette come to mind.

Greed runs this country Mr. President. So as you sit in the White House with your world class chefs and as your children attend private school while other children receive minimal educations, they will not listen. Your children will be able to go to the best colleges and what about ours?

I know that you as well as the government could never take a stand against the corporations because they are so intertwined in political matters. It's not conspiracy, it is the truth. We our losing our freedoms because of the greed of others who we cannot reach. I am one of many. The people believe that they are powerless, but I refuse to accept that. I believe in the power of intellect and the undying spirit of unity. UNITY... This is what we need. Committees sitting around arguing will not fix what has gone wrong.

Right now, the people need to feel as if they are being heard. We want to be heard and we want to be in control of our own fate as a country. As a people, we have a right to do this, but are not allowed to do so.

Karlee