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Stop Fiscal Irresponsibility - Washington Needs a Fiscal Wakeup

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Stuck in a $53 trillion fiscal hole that gets deeper by $2 or $3 trillion a year, America is on an unsustainable path. By 2040, we will be unable to adequately fund education, national defense and other programs our families rely on every day. We must change course, and we need your help. Tell Washington politicians to stop making unfunded promises and to address the rising health care costs that will financially cripple our great nation.

With 78 million baby boomers reaching retirement, the time to act is now, before we leave future generations footing their bill. Help reverse the course and wake up Washington! Please send a letter to Congress now and ask them the tough questions about how they plan to fix the looming fiscal crisis and prevent the foreclosure on our future.
deadline: 6-24-2009
goal: 40,000
 

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Dear Senators and Representatives,

It has come to my attention that the federal government is in a $53 trillion financial hole that grows by $2 trillion to $3 trillion every year for lack of action by Washington politicians. That amounts to a burden of $175,000 on every American citizen.

These are just a few of many unnerving figures offered in a new primer titled "The State of the Union's Finances", published by the nonpartisan Peter G. Peterson Foundation. I understand that every member of Congress is being provided with a copy of this publication. It can also be found online at www.pgpf.org. I encourage you to read it, if you have not already done so.

After you read it, I respectfully request that you tell me what you are doing to defuse the ticking time bomb that is the federal government's financial condition. I would appreciate answers to these specific questions as well:
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Sincerely,
[Your name here]
We sent the “Stop Fiscal Irresponsibility - Washington Needs a Fiscal Wakeup” letter!
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4:22 am PDT, Jul 18, Maryellen Gibb, Massachusetts
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1:59 pm PDT, Jun 11, Julie Moore, Washington
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11:46 pm PDT, Jun 10, EIDER ANGUERA, Spain
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9:02 pm PDT, Jun 10, Erin Conklin, New York
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10:50 am PDT, Jun 5, Judith Cornell, Florida
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11:27 pm PDT, Jun 4, Mélanie CONIAT, France
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10:22 pm PDT, Jun 4, Gina Vanegas, California
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1:06 pm PDT, Jun 3, Megan Ward, Michigan
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12:22 pm PDT, Jun 2, Cathy Richardson, Utah
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8:13 pm PDT, Jun 1, Name not displayed, North Carolina
The US government must stop its own outrageous and irresponsible spending it previously spoken out against in the private sector.
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2:21 pm PDT, Jun 1, Danielle Blake, Pennsylvania
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7:39 am PDT, May 31, Wanda Farmer, Texas
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11:31 am PDT, May 30, CLEO PAPAGEORGIOU, Greece
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8:27 am PDT, May 30, Pablo Tavarez, New Jersey
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8:24 am PDT, May 30, Scott Burbridge, Maryland
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2:33 pm PDT, May 29, John Sanders, California
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12:58 pm PDT, May 29, Barbara Davidson, Massachusetts
Have we not learned from thd banking and housing situatuon to not borrow over our means thank you
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11:00 am PDT, May 29, Thomas Johnson, New Jersey
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10:11 am PDT, May 29, Tere Meyer, Florida
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