Open letter to Barry, Harry, Nancy and all our other employees…
2010 is a year I hope will change.
I’ve decided I’d like my country back. I don’t like what you guys are trying to change my country into. Freedom, personal liberty, and the opportunity to build our lives into whatever we really want, these have made our country into the best place to live on the planet. I get the distinct feeling now that you guys don’t like those things which made us prosper and you want us to become more equal to Canada or Norway. Well, sorry, and no thanks, we think we hit on something pretty damn good here and we’d like to keep it.
You guys are ramming all your changes through as rapidly as possible because you know that once we learn about it, we don’t want it. You know these things are political suicide which is why you seem hell-bent to shove it down our throats before we can do anything to stop you. People are wondering why you don’t get the message, oh, you got the message alright, you just don’t give a rat’s rear-end, you know you have a very small window here and you are not going to let it go un-used.
While we are waiting patiently for election day, we are deciding to change our lives. We are getting out of debt. We are taking classes. We are starting businesses. We are exercising freedoms to become more independent from you. We are like a sleeping giant, much bigger and way more powerful than you. A little groggy because we just woke up, the realization of what you guys are all about is sinking in, and we are now paying attention. We are a patient and tolerant people, peaceful by nature. The pioneer spirit is alive and well and we will be exercising freedom in 2010 like never before in recent history.
Those of us that you haven’t outraged, you’ve pissed off, and those you haven’t pissed off, you have profoundly disappointed. We are Americans and that means we don’t just take it, we act. We are re-grouping, doing a little community organizing of our own, we called them tea parties, you insulted that. We are realizing maybe our grandparents were on to something, so we’re getting debt-free and living a little more simply. We understand now to our core that there is no such thing as job security, and so we are building our own security and it does not involve you guys.
We are awake, we are aware, we are watching everything you guys do. Until election day rolls around, we are busy building our lives and new businesses, becoming stronger and more self-sufficient every day. Our confidence is growing. We’re not afraid of failing anymore, we are afraid of not really trying.
We want the future to be better than the past. We want to have hope for our children and grandchildren but we must have the freedom to pursue advancement and success, not accept what you offer, genuflecting to mediocrity. We want you to rein in big business to make it play fair, not handcuff small business to make it unprofitable. Small business creates real jobs, you need to get the hell out of our way. We love small business and true capitalism so much, we want to build one on the side, even while we have a job, it’s so easy to do now because of the internet, and we can get all the help we need right online. God, it’s a good time to be alive!
A small, free business of my own! Genuine security. Real change. Hope for a brighter future. 100% pure American attitude.
Here’s hoping we can give you the same opportunity starting next year.