[nfb-talk] [Nfbmd] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff andSequestration

Sun Dec 23 01:40:29 UTC 2012

Hi Ray, you are right.

Our public officials ought to respond to our concerns.

We can call them.

Ken Chrane

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [Nfbmd] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff 
andSequestration

>I feel I must back Chris in this matter.  Frankly, we've seen this sort of 
>thing before.  Surely, by now, Ken, you would know that these form type 
>e-mails are not true responses?
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray
> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!
>
> On Dec 21, 2012, at 10:49 PM, "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Ken,
>>
>>
>>
>>                Thank you for starting the discussion we have been having 
>> on
>> the NFB Talk list regarding the fiscal cliff issue and how it will effect 
>> us
>> as blind people. However, I'm afraid that you are getting the wrong
>> impression from these emails from Senator Mikulski and other legislators 
>> you
>> are contacting.
>>
>>
>>
>> After reading these notes they purport to have written to you in response 
>> to
>> your correspondence, it looks to me as though they are nothing but form
>> emails which are sent to anybody who writes to the Senator or Congressman
>> regarding the fiscal cliff. Granted, I haven't seen your original notes 
>> to
>> Senator Mikulski, so I can't tell you whether the generality of their
>> responses is a result of the generality of your original notes. However,
>> what I'm reading suggests that, although it is addressed to you, the
>> substance of Senator Mikulski's email letter is prewritten and sent out 
>> as a
>> form email.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please don't misunderstand me here. I am not in any way trying to 
>> discourage
>> you from contacting your legislators; quite the contrary. After all,
>> advocacy is one of the most important things we in the Federation do. I 
>> am
>> just pointing out that these emails you are sending with your comments at
>> the beginning saying that you got a response from Senator Mikulski might 
>> not
>> be what they are presumed to be. I hope she did respond to you directly, 
>> but
>> I wouldn't count on it. This email you forwarded to us is probably just
>> another form email her office automatically sends out. Maybe I'm reading
>> between the lines too much here, but I just want to point that out before 
>> we
>> think we're engaging in direct correspondence with a Senator. <Smile!> I
>> hope I'm making sense and that this doesn't offend you in any way. Merry
>> Christmas to you, to Carol, and to your entire family!
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Nusbaum
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Nfbmd [mailto:nfbmd-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Chrane
>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:12 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List; NFB of Maryland e-mail list
>> Cc: Blind_Democrats at yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [Nfbmd] {Disarmed} Fw: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff and 
>> Sequestratio
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>
>> From: senator at mikulski.senate.gov
>>
>> To: kenneth.chrane at verizon.net
>>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 8:40 AM
>>
>> Subject: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff and Sequestration
>>
>>
>>
>> <http://mikulski.senate.gov> Image removed by sender.
>>
>> Dear Mr. Chrane:
>>
>> Thank you for contacting me about the fiscal cliff and the federal 
>> deficit.
>> It's good to hear from you.
>>
>> Americans need to have a government on their side that is capable of 
>> solving
>> tough problems.  That's why Congress must act now to avoid the 
>> devastating
>> impact of the fiscal cliff and across-the-board cuts known as sequester.
>> Without swift action to avoid the fiscal cliff, millions of Americans 
>> would
>> see their taxes go up and face spending cuts that could bring our nation
>> back into recession.  The longer we delay the more damage we do to 
>> ourselves
>> and the economy.
>>
>> My principles for avoiding the fiscal cliff are simple.  We must have a
>> combination of spending cuts and new revenue to reduce our debt and still
>> grow the economy.  We must also protect the social contract between the
>> American people and their government.  Medicare and Medicaid need to be
>> reformed and refreshed not gutted or block-granted.
>>
>> I believe there are ways to achieve the savings required to avoid the 
>> fiscal
>> cliff in a balanced and thoughtful way.  We can start by letting the 2001
>> and 2003 tax cuts expire for households making more than $250,000 per 
>> year.
>> This could save an estimated $700 billion over 10 years.  We can also 
>> make
>> thoughtful and balanced cuts to spending - both military and domestic - 
>> that
>> will begin to reduce our deficit.  That's why I supported the Budget 
>> Control
>> Act passed by Congress in 2011 that would require $900 billion in cuts 
>> over
>> 10 years.
>>
>> What we can't do, however, is use across-the-board spending cuts to get 
>> us
>> to a balanced budget.  It would unfairly harm middle-class families and 
>> do
>> nothing to raise the additional revenue needed to reduce the deficit.  In
>> Maryland alone, this could result in the loss of tens of thousands of 
>> jobs
>> and $3.1 billion to our state economy.
>>
>> I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to prevent the 
>> fiscal
>> cliff and make thoughtful and balanced changes to our spending policy to
>> reduce our national debt.
>>
>> Thanks again for getting in touch with me.  Knowing of your views is very
>> important to me.  Please let me know if I can be of any assistance to you 
>> in
>> the future.
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Barbara A. Mikulski
>> United States Senator
>>
>>
>> Please do not respond directly to this e-mail. The originating e-mail
>> account is not monitored.
>> If you would like to get in touch with me again, please visit the 
>> comments
>> page of my website here
>> <http://mikulski.senate.gov/contact/shareyouropinion.cfm> .
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