Dear Mr. President
by I hope President Obama reads this. I hope I matter.
All I really want is to be treated fairly. To be evaluated and considered based on my history and to be valued instead of punished as a human who did not abuse the system. And, I find myself waiting in line behind the millions who DID abuse it.
So, yes, I sit up at night and worry. I know I’m not alone in that regard. But I cannot help but wonder what I could have done differently to make the outcome a better one for me. I entertain thoughts of bankruptcy because that would certainly alleviate some of my burden, but I also discount who I am as a person when I do that. I wonder why a person who was loaned half a million dollars by a lender who didn’t care if that person had the means to pay it back, gets MORE consideration for their situation than I get for mine…. Why a country in such horrible financial turmoil would reward those who knowingly made bad decisions before even looking to help the millions like me who made sound decisions in better times.
Is there something I can do to help myself? Is there a program I can look into? Is there a place for people who did things within the guidelines of the system and are in trouble because the system failed ?
That’s why I’m writing. I’m writing because I see big trouble for me when I look ahead. Trouble that I could not have anticipated even if I was more educated. And, I simply want to know what someone like me does to make life better. What does an individual who has lived responsibly and within their means do now to get a better interest rate on a loan?
I am paying the price for the greed and irresponsible spending of others. I don’t have the money to do that. And there is a HUGE group of people just like me in the same boat. Just looking for help….
Thank you for your time.
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Post Commentraman13
On October 24, 2009 at 11:48 am
excellent
best regards
cutedrishti8
On October 24, 2009 at 11:55 am
Lets hope mr. obama will read
lindalulu
On October 24, 2009 at 12:31 pm
You should send this to the White house…
Olivia Van Logum
On October 24, 2009 at 2:30 pm
I totally agree and support everything that you have written in your article. Unfortunately, rather than this being an isolated incident, the exact same thing is happening to thousands of families thoughout the world and especially rife in the UK. I wish you every luck, and hope that Mr Obama will get to hear of your plight. My thoughts are with you.
Karen Gross
On October 24, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Hope you get an answer! Problem is that governments tend to spend like those irresponsible people you described. I am Canadian, and I was very disappointed in the Harper government for responding to this economic crisis by borrowing and spending more money, when we had finally paid off the deficit.
Melody SJAL
On October 24, 2009 at 7:12 pm
That certainly needs an answer from those in authority.