Good morning Senator Fontana,
After reading the Post-Gazette this morning, we, like other non-profits in Pennsylvania are outraged!
We cannot buy books! We have had to cut all spending across the board and will soon be worried about making payroll!
We have all [nonprofits] been scrambling and hoping that an agreement will be reached by now, and this morning’s paper dashed all our hope.
As individuals we cannot tell any of our creditors, “I have to balance my checkbook before I can pay you”! That simply would not fly.
No, as consumers, we can’t do that, nor should our government. Some money needs to come to us while this impasse is going on.
If the entire state of Pennsylvania’s consumers stop paying their bills while this budget impasse is going on, that State would grind to a halt.
Imagine, no one paying their bills, no one buying gasoline, or food, or going to the Walmart or Target, in the entire state… imagine the impact!
Let’s all pay NOTHING until the budget is passed!
The same is true!
We must have money while the negotiations are going on so that we do not grind to a halt.
I had to cancel a meeting this morning to get on the phone, and send emails to deal with this issue.
I know you are working your hardest on this, please pass this message on.
Thank you for all your work.
God bless Pennsylvania!
Sheila L. Rawlings, MBA
Director of Development
The Neighborhood Academy
After reading the Post-Gazette this morning, we, like other non-profits in Pennsylvania are outraged!
We cannot buy books! We have had to cut all spending across the board and will soon be worried about making payroll!
We have all [nonprofits] been scrambling and hoping that an agreement will be reached by now, and this morning’s paper dashed all our hope.
As individuals we cannot tell any of our creditors, “I have to balance my checkbook before I can pay you”! That simply would not fly.
No, as consumers, we can’t do that, nor should our government. Some money needs to come to us while this impasse is going on.
If the entire state of Pennsylvania’s consumers stop paying their bills while this budget impasse is going on, that State would grind to a halt.
Imagine, no one paying their bills, no one buying gasoline, or food, or going to the Walmart or Target, in the entire state… imagine the impact!
Let’s all pay NOTHING until the budget is passed!
The same is true!
We must have money while the negotiations are going on so that we do not grind to a halt.
I had to cancel a meeting this morning to get on the phone, and send emails to deal with this issue.
I know you are working your hardest on this, please pass this message on.
Thank you for all your work.
God bless Pennsylvania!
Sheila L. Rawlings, MBA
Director of Development
The Neighborhood Academy
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