Angry Letter to Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson- Unconfirmed Attribution!
Summary of eRumor:
This is a forwarded email that contains a viral vent allegedly written by Patty Myers to Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson after he made a remark calling senior citizens the greediest generation.
The Truth:
The comment of calling senior citizens the greediest generation was made by Senator Simpson in response to criticism from the opposition of the Simpson Bowles proposal to reduce the deficit and cut spending. Click for proposal.
The angry letter to Simpson surfaced on the Internet in early 2011 but in its original form was anomalously signed. It was not until late 2012 that this letter began appearing attributed to the authorship of Montana citizen Patty Myers.
TruthOrFiction.Com is still working to confirm the real author.
updated 12/22/12