My Letter To the Economy

Dear Economy,

I have recently received several letters from creditors that have blamed you for making them raise their interest rates. I have also received notices that the city will be raising taxes, and will be cutting back on services. The Electric company and the Gas company have also notified me that my rate would be increased this year “due to the economy”  I have also had to do without a raise this year.

I am writing this letter to let you know that I find it interesting that almost every business, federal and local government is able to reduce the stress that you place upon them by charging me more,  However I have no recourse, I cannot write a letter to my boss stating that “due to the economy” I will be raising my salary.  I also cannot notify my creditors that I will be reducing my payments “due to the economy” as they have already played that card and it would just be lame.

Economy, I completely understand you really need all that money, but it is my understanding that a small elite group of individuals are still getting bonuses and raises, ironically these individuals are the same ones that run the companies that are raising their rates. I watched the CEO of Wal-Mart Say last week that even though Wal-Mart made a 13 billion dollar profit this year they cannot afford to pay their employees any more money because there is a “delicate balance”  I strongly suggest you look into how these individuals are running things as I think the “ponzi scheme” is about to collapse. Economy, you have to understand… I am tapped out! there is nothing left! and it is the same way for most of my friends and family.

Finally Economy,  I just feel that I should let you know,  I will no longer be participating in this game, I am turning off all non-essential services and  I will not pay attention to advertisements. I am learning how to barter and would rather benefit the people around me.  I am moving to a smaller home and cutting my monthly expenses in half.  I am cooking my meals from scratch and using cash for transactions. I am completely paying off my debts and I will completely avoid using services from companies that refuse to understand that you cannot simply charge more so that executives and shareholders continue to rake in money while everybody at the bottom suffers. I will no longer spend money because it benefits “The Economy”   I am going the extra mile to let you know I am serious about this.  GO GET YOUR MONEY FROM SOMEBODY ELSE!

Sincerely,

jasonthebaldguy

http://jasonthebaldguy.com

Just a bald guy talking about stuff…