An open note to Obama

MoveOn.org is preparing a petition to President Obama regarding the selection of a Secretary for Health and Human Services as part of its campaign for Health Care.

I signed that petition and wrote the following comment to President Obama:

I am a teacher currently teaching in Thailand. I am currently faced with many hard decisions. Coming home to the US permanently is not really an option for me with the economy what it is. Why? Because I am over 60, cannot retire or access my retirement money, cannot get a job in the US that will even provide me with the basic necessities - housing, clothing, food and medicine. The task of preparing to come home becomes daunting as I consider the possibility of getting ill or having an accident and facing the cost of health care. It is terrifying. I think of loosing what little savings I now have access to, and then having to access the retirement money I still have (and paying penalties to do so). These are terrifying considerations. It is more than disheartening to have worked this long and face these kinds of choices at this point in my life.

You represent hope to me that I haven't felt or seen in years. Please continue to work diligently so that all people can have access to the basic necessities in life and will have the time and energy to work for something better. When we are focused on survival, it is hard to find the financial and personal resources to move higher.

Sincerely,

Linda Nowakowski

Please consider joining me in signing this petition.

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