This morning I received my response:

Thank you for your message

Dear Friend:

Thank you for writing me. I have heard from many
Americans who are losing their jobs and struggling to pay their bills.
Every day, I meet with my economic advisors to make sure we are
doing all we can to create good jobs and help Americans support their
families and pursue the American Dream.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was
the first step to spur job growth and ease the pain of unemployment.
This measure was designed to save or create millions of jobs here at
home in industries such as alternative energy, health care, and
construction. By extending and increasing emergency unemployment
compensation and increasing access to health insurance, ARRA has
provided relief to millions of unemployed Americans and has helped
improve our Nation's economic outlook.

Many Americans, however, are still struggling to find
employment and provide for their families, and I am working to
promote additional job creation. To assist workers who lose their
jobs, I signed into law the Worker, Homeownership, and Business
Assistance Act in November, extending unemployment benefits
beyond what exists in ARRA. I also signed into law an extension
of COBRA benefits and partner with Congress to ensure that a safety
net remains in place for those who face long-term unemployment.

My Administration is also helping Americans return to work
by emphasizing job training in industries that cannot be outsourced.
Recently laid-off workers receiving unemployment benefits have
new opportunities to pursue higher education and job training
programs, including easier access to Pell Grants. To encourage job
creation in the United States, I am replacing tax laws that send jobs
overseas with new incentives to create them here at home. Available
assistance can be found online at:
www.dol.gov/recovery/implement.htm or www.opportunity.gov.

Together, we can help more Americans find and keep good jobs and
enjoy a healthy standard of living. To locate an employment center
near you, select your state at: www.dol.gov/dol/location.htm.
For information on benefits and opportunities for those out of work, I
encourage you to visit: www.dol.gov/dol/audience/aud-
unemployed.htm. To find career resources, you may call 1-877-872-
5627 or visit: www.careeronestop.org. While it will take time to turn
our economy around, I am confident that, working together, we will
emerge from this crisis stronger than before.

Sincerely,

Barack Obama


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Isn't that a heart-warming non-response? Don't you just love the POS?

I'm old and I remember funny stories from long ago - this letter reminds me of one from the days when railroads were still the main passenger transportation system in the U.S.

There was a gentleman who traveled first-class from one city to another, and he was surprised/disgusted to find a cockroach sharing his accommodations. He wrote a letter to the president of the railroad company, complaining. In response, he received a very well written letter which humbly apologized for his inconvenience and unpleasant experience, and begged him to please continue to ride with that railroad and he would never experience such an event again.

The gentleman was very pleased with the president's response until he saw a little note in the envelope the letter had come in. The note said: send this jerk the bug letter.

If I get any response at all from the POS, it's a bug letter, but I write to the White House frequently. It helps to remind them that we're out here, we're watching them, and we're keeping score.

Write if you find work...