Dear President Obama:
I am a registered democrat, and became a citizen in 2008 to vote for you and Vice President Biden. I have been quite supportive of your policies throughout the last three years, and believe in my heart that you have worked extremely hard to save our country from a very deep recession. My Kudos to you for creating the stimulus, and our financial team (Mr. Bernanke and Mr. Geithner in particular) who acted boldly and promptly to correct our nation's financial problems.
I have been following some of the recent developments, and would like to offer my suggestions:
1. Why make the Bush tax cuts a focus in the election year? In particular, your proposal to tax folks who make more than $250K is polarizing, and could cost you the election. Instead of taxing the hard-working people who make more money, why not INSPIRE them to spend more and invest more in the economy? Give them some type of governmental support and convince them that they must invest in the future of our country! Get the millionaires and small businesses on your side. I don't think that the people who are earning less than $250K want to penalize the people who are making more. At best, I would say forget about the Bush era tax cuts... Just let it be. Instead, INSPIRE our small business owners to do more! And get them to BELIEVE in the American Dream. Get Them to believe that our government is behind them 150%, and will do everything possible to create more jobs. If these businesses get fired up, they will automatically begin spending more and hire more. If you must increase the taxes, then let the Bush era tax cuts expire for everyone.
2. The people of USA look upon you as a bold leader who is going to take them to a newer, brighter future! Create that vision of a great FUTURE. Show to the people what that future would look like. Make them DREAM. Make them work hard. Make them Believers. Focus on doing big bold things that will make America the best country in the world on all fronts: economy, peace, entrepreneurship, and more. Rather than getting tied up in small battles, wouldn't it be great if the country started thinking big things? Like sending Man to Mars? Creating new technologies that would make our lives easier, healthier and happier.
3. Please get out of Washington and meet common people. Meet local businesses. Talk about the successful owners, and how they are doing it. Share their stories of hard work and sacrifice. Help those struggling.
God Bless!
Sincere regards,
Sanjay Dalal
Founder & CEO, Ogoing
Small Business Social Network
Connect: http://ogoing.com/sanjaydalal