[Letter to Congress] Raise the debt ceiling

 I, tonyotag, wrote a letter to my congress persons and governor to raise the debt ceiling of the United States. Failure to do so would jeopardize the economy both rural and urban alike (all Americans and American affiliated businesses.) With recent security disasters, concerns, and fallout in the last six months (political, environmental, and internationally) it is encouraged you also contact your representatives in government as well about such things. Something is going on and it could lead to a mega bad disaster; if not now, maybe in a year or two. Avoiding a government shutdown and/or default on debt is major and important.

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This letter was sent to my House Rep, Senator, President of the United States, and my Governor. 

Dear Representative/Senator:

As a business person, economist, and Raleigh, NC voter I am quite concerned and dismayed about congress' and the president's performance on approving default relief. Default as an option is a financial and macroeconomic "nuclear bomb" and I am not pleased that the United States would consider such decision. You, as my representative in congress, might agree that default will not and should not happen; but recent events nationwide and continued threats of a national security nature only heighten the need to approve a higher debt ceiling.

Macroeconomic budgeting IS NOT microeconomic budgeting; however, there is only so many resources that can go around. Due to government shutdown threats in the coming months, I personally have delayed business activity until Washington, DC ends this weak partisan gridlock. Additionally, a confidence crisis for both leaders and working population is affecting the sanity in politics, workers, and managers today (an effect from thin winning margins at the ballot box); a solution of which requires leadership beyond party politics.

Possible solutions are: (1) overhauling No Child Left behind (common core) education (or just getting rid of it) is better as it would create competitive jurisdictional incentives again. (2) a better imaginative political bravery for the sake of negotiation and competition (this will be disinflationary as a side effect of more legal certainty from legislation.) (3) budget according to national non-partisan consensus and not myopic posturing for the “sake of the party/caucus”. (4) environmental policy needs to be inclusive and beyond preservation of nature and include human needs to avoid demographic meltdown.

I live and vote in the zip code [276xx/zip.] I am an unaffiliated voter.

If you have further questions you can reach me at tonyotag1@gmail.com or [phone number] (voicemail does not work.)

Keep in mind this letter is posted for public viewing on my blog. This letter has been given to my House Representative, Senators, President of the United States, and Governor’s office of North Carolina.

Sincerely,

[tonyotag]