<html><head><base href="x-msg://36/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Looks good Agnes.Does open mean it is strictly in an email form? <div> It would be great to have it hand written. I know it is harder,<div>but heard is that they actually keep hand written and only tally emails. </div><div><br></div><div>Good work today facilitating the meeting. It was tough with people tired and</div><div>realizing what an uphill battle it is doing this social issue stuff. The food seemed</div><div>to be a really good thing. Maybe need to have a potuck more often.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, Richard<br><div><div>On Sep 15, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Agnes Woolsey wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><font size="2">An open letter to President Obama 9/15/12</font></div><div><font size="2"></font> </div><div><font size="2">President Barack Obama</font></div><div><font size="2">The White House</font></div><div><font size="2">1600 Pennsylvania Ave.</font></div><div><font size="2">Washington, D.C. 20500</font></div><div><font size="2"></font> </div><div><font size="2">The Honorable President Obama:</font></div><div><font size="2"> I listened to your magnificent speech at the D.N.C. and heard praises for your efforts increasing health care coverage for millions.</font></div><div><font size="2">Politicians in the pay of big money have blocked or weakened legislation to regulate banks and to get the economy up and running. Four million people out of work for over a year and home foreclosures on the rise nationwide.</font></div><div> </div><div><font size="2">I agree with Jim Hightower who said:</font></div><div><font size="2"> "The one simple thing that would add juice to the economy is a raise in the minimum wage to $10.00 an hour. this would elevate 30 million Americans now paid poverty wages. While it would be tough to raise a family on a $10.00 an hour wage ( roughly equal to a yearly income of $20,800) ,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><font size="2">it would create an immediate infusion into the economy with 30 million people buying goods and services they have put off due to poverty level wages."</font></div><div><font size="2"></font> </div><div><font size="2">A study by the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank last year found that every dollar increase in the minimum wage produces an immdiate bump in the next year of $2,800. per recipient in consumer purchases.</font></div><div><font size="2"></font> </div><div><font size="2">Poorly paid workers had no role in the economic crash of 2007-2008.</font></div><div><font size="2">It was done by the highest paid CEOs and wealthiest speculators. I urge you to use you powers as president to light a fire under a corrupt Congress to raise the minimum wage now.</font></div><div><font size="2"></font> </div><div><font size="2">Sincerely,</font></div><div><font size="2">Agnes Woolsey</font></div><div><font size="2">P.O. Box 163</font></div><div><font size="2">Mendocino, CA 95460</font></div><div><font size="2"></font> </div><div><font size="2">tel. 707.237-2377</font></div><div><font size="2"></font> </div><div><font size="2"></font> </div><div> </div><br>TO UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send an email to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org">occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>put "Un-Subscribe me" in the Subject.<br><br>For listserv technical problems please contact:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:listmanager@mcn.org">listmanager@mcn.org</a><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>