Santa Claus and his elves are seeing more heartbreaking letters this year as children cite their parents' economic troubles in their wish lists.U.S. Postal Service workers who handle letters addressed to Santa at the North Pole say more letters ask for basics — coats, socks and shoes — rather than Barbie dolls, video games and computers.
At New York City's main post office, Head Elf Pete Fontana and 22 staff elves will sort 2 million letters in Operation Santa, which connects needy children with "Secret Santas" who answer their wishes.
Fontana, a customer relations coordinator for the Postal Service, has been head elf for 15 years.
"The need is greater this year than I've ever seen it," he says. "One little girl didn't want anything for herself. She wanted a winter coat for her mother."
Meanwhile, Congress is busy fighting over how much of a fraction of the top 1% of Americans should pay estate taxes on their seven-figure collections of wealth while the rest of us are told that "we can no longer sustain this way of life." Awesome.
Congress has an approval rating of what, 4? Here's why, guys. Right here. These are real people affected by your political posturing and your obstruction and your principles.
No wonder nobody trusts government.
Ready to admit Obama has only made things worse?
ReplyDeleteNo, because I know President Angry Volcano and Vice President Moose Lady would have done even less for the middle class and we'd have an unemployment rate of 12 or 13% as a result.
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