As a few of you know, I have been working with my representatives in Washington in order to prepare the way for a government bailout of one area of computer animation, research and production, in this country. The particular bailout that I have been working for is, of course, for myself, but I have no doubt that once this first effort is approved, that others will be able to apply as well. The following is the letter that was mailed to President Obama.
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Michael Wahrman
Rancho Rincon del Diablo, California 92026
michael.wahrman@gmail.com
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC
December 9, 2013
Dear President Obama,
I have hesitated writing this letter
for many years now but recent events have forced my hand. I hope you
will understand.
Not to beat around the bush, so to
speak, I have decided to request a government bailout.
My circumstances are that having done
many years service, and having helped to create a billion dollar
industry, computer animation, I find myself unemployed due in part to
government policies (policies of globalization and of other
government subsidies which our government does not protest). There
are other reasons as well, but the impact of government action and
inaction is certainly significant. Because of this, my financial
well being has been severely damaged.
But I have hope. The US Government had
no problems bailing out the malignant and incompetent financial
industry in their time of need a few years ago, and I am neither
malignant nor incompetent, merely guilty of misplaced enthusiasm and incorrectly assessing risk, just like Wall Street.
And lets be honest here, the US
Government and society encourages people to be entrepreneurial
without emphasizing the terrible risk of failure and the financial
implications thereof. It seems only fair that the Government should
therefore pick up some of the costs of risk just like they do for
large corporations when it is convenient.
I know that times are tight in
Washington these days, what with Sequester and the right wing
Republicans out of control and on the warpath, but I feel certain
that my request is so just and reasonable that you can find the money
out of one of your discretionary funds. I feel certain of it.
So shall we say ten to twenty million
$US? Too little and we might have to come back a second time which would be annoying. Too much
and people would think we were being extravagant. Lets split the
difference and go for a clean $15M US. What do you think?
I know you are very busy, so feel free
to assign the details of this request to one of your assistants for
the details of the money transfer and other paperwork issues.
Of course, if you have any questions,
feel free to ask. Probably email is the best way to reach me.
Congratulations on your reelection,
keep up the good work. By the way, my family has been loyal Democrats for at
least three generations.
Sincerely,
Michael Wahrman
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