Its been a while since I felt that I needed to get into the realm of politics. I felt that my voice must be heard. Lately I have been filling that those elected officials who are supposed to represent my political views and to look out for the my best interests have failed to do so. I'm not even talking about our president, or even our govenor, I'm talking about my representatives from congress and my senators. I sent the following letters to Linda Sanchez, Barbara Boxer, and Diane Feinstein and thus far two of the politicians have replied.
There are many thoughts on the minds of your constituents in regards to the state of the economy, health care, the legalization of marijuana, and although these subjects require your attention increasingly everyday, I am concerned about the housing market.
I am a 31 year old male, with a 5 year old daughter. I like many Americans have the same dream of owning a home. Although I'm beginning to see the impracticality of being able to afford a single house, I would like to own at least a town home or a condo. I believed that the introduction to the First Time Home Buyer credit was a step in the right direction. I think rewarding Americans in owning a home makes them feel their government truly cares about them, but also helps to stimulate the economy. Unfortunately, this tax credit goes away April 30th. This just isn't fair. Too many of us are so close to being able to purchase our homes for the first time and should be rewarded with trying to better our lives and the lives of our children.
I implore you to make extending the first time home buyers credit a priority for your constituents. The working class deserve the same benefits as our upper class counterparts.
Thank you for your time,
Here is Senator Feintein's reply:
Thank you for writing to express your support for energy and climate legislation that will create jobs, increase the United States' energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. I appreciate the time you took to write, and I welcome the opportunity to respond.
Like you, I believe that in order to increase our energy independence and prevent potentially catastrophic climate change, the United States must take swift action to invest in the infrastructure and workforce necessary to make a permanent shift towards clean, renewable energy and energy efficient technologies. Investing in clean energy will not only help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decrease our dependence on fossil fuels, but will also create green jobs and contribute to long-term economic growth.
Throughout my tenure in the Senate, I have been a strong proponent of renewable energy and have consistently supported efforts to incentivize clean energy production, improve energy efficiency and conservation, and curb the effects of climate change. Please know that I will keep your thoughts in mind as I work with my colleagues in the Senate to try to pass strong legislation to promote a clean energy economy in the 111th Congress.
Again, thank you for your letter. If you have other questions or comments, please contact my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3841. Best regards.
And here is the reply from Senator Boxer:
Thank you for contacting me to express your views regarding legislation to extend the homebuyer tax credit. I appreciate hearing from you on this important matter.
As you probably know, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009, which last week passed Congress and was signed into law by President Obama as Public Law 111-92, includes a homebuyer tax credit provision that extends the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers until April 30, 2010.
P.L.111-92 also gives a $6,500 credit to homebuyers who have been in their current residence for the last five years or more. The homebuyer credit also includes tax relief for military personnel and members of the Foreign Service and intelligence community, and anti-fraud language to prevent abuse of the tax credits.
Again, thank you for writing to me. Please do not hesitate to contact me again about this or any other issue of concern to you.
I haven't heard back from Congresswoman Sanchez. Senator Boxer was at least on the right topic, but didn't really address my situation. And Senator Feinstein missed my response completely. What do you do when your elected officials do not care about you? That is certainly how I feel. Which brings out the ole fireside in me. At this point, those in office do NOT represent my ideals, therefore, when I go to place my vote in November, I will not be voting for any of the current elected officials.
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