1. United States
2. N.J.
3. Letter

This morning, millions of Americans woke up to their tax bills with a sinking realization: the money they are required to send to Washington will not reflect their values, their needs, or their consent. Instead, it will be funneled into an un-winnable vanity war with Iran and the continued warehousing of human beings in detention facilities that increasingly resemble concentration camps on U.S. soil. This is not abstract. This is not partisan rhetoric. This is a direct betrayal of the social contract. At the same time, you are advancing policies of mass deportation that will strip billions in tax revenue from our economy. Undocumented immigrants contribute significantly—through payroll taxes, sales taxes, and labor that underpins entire industries. Removing them does not “save” money; it destabilizes the very system that funds our government. So the question is simple, and it demands an honest answer: how do you intend to sustain this? How do you justify escalating military spending abroad while Americans at home are crushed under rising gas prices, skyrocketing grocery costs, and tax burdens that no longer feel tethered to any public good? How do you reconcile shrinking revenue streams with expanding expenditures rooted in ideology rather than necessity? There is a breaking point. You are rapidly approaching it. A government that demands sacrifice while delivering harm cannot expect compliance indefinitely. Americans are not blind to where their money is going. They are not indifferent to what is being done in their name. You have a duty to course-correct—immediately. End the reckless spending, abandon policies that erode both our moral standing and economic stability, and realign federal priorities with the actual needs of the people you represent. Anything less is not governance. It is abdication.