Barely three weeks ago...
"We really need to get this right. I can only do it with the help of the American people. So, tweet — what was that again — 'My2K' — tweet using the hashtag 'My2K'"
— President Obama, November 28, 2012
...and today it is being reported that extending the payroll deduction is not part of fiscal cliff deal. Just 3 weeks ago it was essential to our nation's well being, and today, apparently, it is just gone. For just a glimpse of what that means look below:
"You and your family have a lot riding on the outcome of this debate. We all do. And as citizens, we all have a say in the country we want to build… So make your voice heard."
— President Obama, December 01, 2012
AMERICANS EVERYWHERE
Are Sharing Their Story
ABOUT WHAT A $2,000 TAX HIKE WOULD MEAN TO THEM
We were asked, and hundreds of thousands of people did tweet and make their voices heard, and for all of them there are many, many millions more with financial situations equally as precarious, or worse. Are they to be forgotten by the same man who only 3 weeks ago, after his election, was so adamant that extending this 2% reduction was essential to the well being of so many? And what of our fragile recovery? In case losing this current 2% savings comes to pass, here a just a few reminders of what some real people, who the President promised to listen to, said it would mean to them: (www.whitehouse.gov/my2k):
"#My2k is keeping this house and keeping it warm for my growing family this winter"
"@whitehouse #My2k Being able to know I will have a roof over my head and comfort in keeping the lights on."
"Refinanced home 4 sons tuition, with higher payment a $2000 tax increase…would be a hardship"
"I'm a small business owner and college grad facing a ton of debt. That money means breathing room for my budget."
"#My2k pays for daycare costs and doctor co-pays...my family needs this!!"
"It could be the difference in sustaining our family small business from one month to the next."
"$2000 is two months insurance premium for my husband and me!"
"If my taxes go up by $2000, I will default on my student loans, give up my car, and move back with my parents with my husband. #My2k"
"#My2k means I will be able to have the funds to help cover costs for my unemployed brother and 3 kids."
"#My2k means I won't have to choose between life-saving meds or food."
"$2000 dollars is the difference between eating and starving. Its also the difference between having a running car or not. We barely make it from check to check as it is."
"It means the difference between paying my healthcare premiums or not. In other words it means a lot to my well being."
"Means keep a roof over our heads, and food in the house."
"My wife and I could not afford to visit our granddaughter. We would not be able to give money to the local food shelter. Finally, we would have to dip into our savings to continue to eat in a healthy way."
"#My2k it means no health insurance, missed car payments, house payments…"