I must admit this question has been going through my head of late, I suppose triggered by the never ending Congressional/ Executive expenditures to subsidize criminal private and quasi-private investments gone bad, and the receipt of tax forms in the mail.

We send our money to Washington because we are stupid. And our government wants us to stay that way so that they can pay off all the of the people that got them elected. It is just that simple!
The problem is that people are getting smarter and things like the Federal Reserve Bank is a privately owned for profit corporation mostly owned by forigeners. And we would not have to be paying federal income tax if it did not exist. It has created an infinite debt that the tax payers have to pay. The culture of greed and corruption in Washington has to end.

My office was happy to receive your letter. I too am deeply concerned about the personal economic situation of my constituents. That is why I have voted for President Obama's brilliant bailout plan, HR1, which was so superb it needed no debate in Congress, and I will continue to support any further stimulating of the economy my leaders inform me is necessary.

Thank you so much for the $4,800. It just barely covered my raise. As a Congresswoman as you can imagine, I have a lot of haircare needs .

Congresswoman Kirkpatrick

You should have voted for "Ron Paul'...dumb ass!

Please tell me who I voted for then. However, I think the first comment was correct, I am a D.A.
because I keep sending my money to the crooks in DC not because I may or may not have voted. But I sure appreciate your poignant and professional input. Perhaps more on point though, would you not be curious to hear the responses to my request from the three DC protectors?

I would. :-)