DislikedFor US Traders, has anyone ever considered writing a congressional letter and having each representative in his/her state sign it and send it to congress for consideration?Ignored
Personally, I am willing to add my voice to the cause. But I must be honest by saying that I am overly cynical about the possibility of invoking any real, positive change. Although I believe that we must first bring awareness to a problem before it can be fixed, I also believe that some problems are tainted with conflicting interests, secret agendas, greed and the need for control etc., and that the only way to get movement on some problems is with a quid pro quo kind of offer. There are a lot of forces working against us, whether we are willing to admit that or not.
Because let's face it, our congress is corrupt; bought and paid for and willing to play for the highest bidder. Anyone that truly understands that the bipartisan government that we currently have is little different than opposing street gangs, knows that nothing gets done without the approval of the party, and if you are not a team player, then you get replaced and/or shut-out. So any elected officials at the state level will only be willing to make moves that correlate with the interests of their party, assuming that they have any real interest to protect their own career.
In the case of over-reaching and oppressive regulation, I just do not see what we can bring to the table that would be sufficient to sway lawmakers to pass meaningful legislation that could serve this space in a positive way. Retail traders are few in number and arguing that jobs and innovation are being pushed overseas is challenging without any verifiable, statistical data. Looking at how many government officials have direct or indirect ties with firms like Goldman Sachs, you can bet money that the groups that they seek to consult about such matters are likely not going to have any favorable opinion about allowing US dollars to move overseas.
So I remain hopeful but cynical. I am willing to send hand-written letters out if someone is willing to get the ball rolling and put together a rough draft that we can all review, edit and agree on etc.. I'm just not sure what kind of argument can be made, short of crying and complaining etc., and no politician is going to be able to truly understand and sympathize with our plight, because they live in a totally different universe than the majority of the people that they represent. Any argument that we make would need to be objective and factual, and I am not qualified to do that, personally.
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