Honorable Senator D. Stabenow,

I have no doubt that your endeavors concerning Michigan have your utmost concern. But, as a citizen, I must try to get you to see reality as I see it, which is the individuals responsibility.

All know that Medicare is failing; well fix that first before you adventure into a gigantic overhaul of the entire health care system. If you can't fix Medicare you cannot generate a new program that will have success, that is an absolute fact.

I have also been told that frivolous lawsuits are excelling and nothing is being done about that which is under direct control of the U.S. Government court system, unbelievable.

The U.S. Government only keeps on throwing bones at the problems that face our Nation. That only kicks the can down the road.

When leaders create jobs, the jobs must meet certain criteria, the most critical being that the job must be permanent; not one that lasts just a few months to a year, or so. Shore up small business where the commodity is in demand. Bailouts to large corporations or banks hasn't worked.

The only proper way for leaders to allocate money, is to give it back to the citizens. Even now, the bailout chief, Neil Borofsky, indicates none of the money will be returned to the U.S. Government: that also is unbelievable.

I urge you, even though many facets of the American Dream are decaying, to halt all spending that will launch our economy further into oblivion.

Forty percent of the U.S. Budget is spent on paying the interest on our National Debt. In the business world, if a holder of a debt exceeds 50 percent, they control the business. If Congress continues to spend like drunken sailors, it won't be long until chaos begins.

Robert Ek

Lewison