Charlie

by ActBlue

Unemployment is at its highest since Katrina. The nation has lost more than a quarter of a million jobs since January. The housing market has collapsed, credit and financial crises have collided to imperil the financial security of millions of Americans, and energy and food prices continue to rise.


But lest we fear, the President has introduced the rebate check, tossed from the windows of the White House like a sandwich to Charlie on the MTA.


You know the song. Poor Charlie gets caught on the subway without enough change to get off. And no matter how good his wife’s aim, her sandwiches don’t fix Charlie’s problem. He may be full, but he’s still stuck on the train.


And so it will be for some 130 million families this week, when the first round of six-hundred-dollar checks hit the post. They’ll open their mailboxes and find a lovely surprise—enough to buy a few tanks’ worth of gas, or a few weeks’ worth of groceries—but they will still be undeniably stuck.


This is not the best we can do.


When your check comes in the mail, make a statement about the kind of government you want.


Invest 10% of your rebate check in better ideas than rebate checks.


Go to www.actblue.com, find your favorite Democratic candidates, and put your 60 dollars—or 30 or 100—to work. It’s an investment in the future, and one we’re proud to support.


Build a Democratic future with us.


ActBlue.