Post #281 Grandma, Aug. 26, 1920 - Jun. 1, 2011, Pt. V

My e-mails to Barack Obama, John McCain, Michele Bachmann:

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

President Barack Obama,

My Grandma died this past June 1. She was 90 years old.

Grandma fell ill on May 1 and was taken to the hospital. Medicare kicked Grandma out of the hospital after four days, she got 20 at the 'swing bed' -- a cross between a hospital and a nursing home -- and would have gotten 34 at the nursing home. For those keeping score, that is 58 days -- pay your taxes for 72 years, stay off welfare, do charity work to keep others off welfare, and the government rewards you with 58 days. Grandma died before her 58 days were up -- saving the American taxpayer a couple of grand.

And where is that couple of grand going? College tuition for unwed mothers.

Yes, a woman has sex and makes the mistakes of not using effective birth control and choosing a partner who does not want to be a daddy, and the mother is rewarded with college tuition. Who thought that was a good idea? Who's responsible!?!

You.

I am a BIG supporter of the poor -- and support Obamacare, by the way. But I also feel that there are no -- or should not be -- FREE lunches. These grants need to be tied to a community service -- nothing hard, an hour per week of sweeping streets, for example. Anything to contribute to the society that is contributing to her.

Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

I also realize that there are other examples of a waste of taxpayer's money out there -- John McCain's $23,000 Social Security slurp, Michele Bachmann's slurp of $250,000 in government subsidies for her family farm. And they will be getting e-mails, too.

But this is your baby.

There is only so much taxpayer money to go around. If only Grandma had of had more intense treatment from Medicare....

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http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.contactform

Senator John McCain,

My Grandma died this past June 1. She was 90 years old.

Grandma fell ill on May 1 and was taken to the hospital. Medicare kicked Grandma out of the hospital after four days, she got 20 at the 'swing bed' -- a cross between a hospital and a nursing home -- and would have gotten 34 at the nursing home. For those keeping score, that is 58 days -- pay your taxes for 72 years, stay off welfare, do charity work to keep others off welfare, and the government rewards you with 58 days. Grandma died before her 58 days were up -- saving the American taxpayer a couple of grand.

And where is that couple of grand going? Your Social Security payments.

Yes, Grandma got Social Security -- $470 a month. That covered her food, clothing and shelter needs. Anybody who cannot retire on $470 a month is not living right. Grandma did. You made $405,409 last year and sucked up $23,000 in Social Security.

Why did you need that money? What makes you four times better than my Grandma? I thought we were all in this together, but the rules seem different for you. Can't you give it back? It's called leadership -- setting an example.

Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

I also realize that there are other examples of a waste of taxpayer's money out there -- Barack Obama's college tuition for unwed mothers, Michele Bachmann's $250,000 in government subsidies for her family farm. And they will be getting e-mails, too.

There is only so much taxpayer money to go around. If only Grandma had of had more intense treatment from Medicare....

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http://bachmann.house.gov/Contact/ZipCode.htm

Unfortunately, Michele Bachmann does not accept e-mails from outside her district -- which actually makes sense but does me no good. So, to look elsewhere:

http://www.michelebachmann.com/contact/

Representative Michele Bachmann,

My Grandma died this past June 1. She was 90 years old.

Grandma fell ill on May 1 and was taken to the hospital. Medicare kicked Grandma out of the hospital after four days, she got 20 at the 'swing bed' -- a cross between a hospital and a nursing home -- and would have gotten 34 at the nursing home. For those keeping score, that is 58 days -- pay your taxes for 72 years, stay off welfare, do charity work to keep others off welfare, and the government rewards you with 58 days. Grandma died before her 58 days were up -- saving the American taxpayer a couple of grand.

And where is that couple of grand going? Farm subsidies -- like the $250,000 your family farm got over a 10-year period.

Yes, Grandma was in on that socialism, too; she got Social Security -- $470 a month. That covered her food, clothing and shelter needs. Anybody who cannot retire on $470 a month is not living right. Grandma did. Let's be generous and say $50,000 over a 10-year period.

Why did you need $250,000? What makes you five times better than my Grandma? I thought we were all in this together, but the rules seem different for you. Can't you give it back? It's called leadership -- setting an example.

Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

I also realize that there are other examples of a waste of taxpayer's money out there -- Barack Obama's college tuition for unwed mothers, John McCain's $23,000 Social Security slurp. And they will be getting e-mails, too.

There is only so much taxpayer money to go around. If only Grandma had of had more intense treatment from Medicare....

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Of course, there is always snail mail.... :p