Sample letter to Congressman

Senator (Put your Senator’s name here)                           Jan. 17, 2013

320 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Phone: (202) 224-4843

Fax: (202) 228-1371

Dear (Blank),

I hope you have read Kevin Canfield’s columns from his “View From the Middle” perspective on debt and taxes, or seen his video.  I Share Kevin’s concern about our annual deficits and the accumulated debt that they have delivered.  I believe this is the most important issue that faces us as a country today, and I am asking you to do all you can to eliminate our deficits and balance our budget.  Here are just a few things that I would like you to pursue as you try to resolve this situation:

         -Partner with business, large and small, small to create jobs. This will both increase government revenues but will also reduce our spending.

         -Reform taxes.  No company should be able to make ten billion dollars in profit and pay no taxes, as GE did.

         -Eliminate wasteful programs and departments like the department of education

         -Reform Social Security and Medicare.  They can not be sustained with their current structures.

John, we need to make these tough choices today or our children will inherit a future with more debt than they can handle and with less freedom and less opportunity.  Please push for these common sense changes.

Sincerely,

Your Name

Your Address