to his day job. he would have to make a choice to fill up the gas tank to get to work or do i give up my entrepreneurial dream. $40, he wrote, means a heck of a lot. it means a heck of a lot. that s what this debate is all about. this is what s at stake for millions of americans. this is why it matters to people. it matters a heck of a lot. i m asking the american people to keep their stories coming. tell us what $40 means to you. if you tweet it, use the hash tag $40. call, tweet, write your congressman, write your senators. tell them, do not let up until this thing gets done. don t let taxes go up on 160 million working americans. don t let americans out there looking for work and the economy is starting to improve but they don t have a job yet, don t leave them without a lifeline in terms of cutting off their unemployment insurance. when a plane is lifting off the ground, you don t ease up on the throttle. you keep going. our plane is up there, but we re not at cruising al