How to ask your Boss for a salary increase?

One day an employee sends a letter to Her boss asking for an increase in her salary !!!

Dear Bo$$,

In thi$ life, we all need $ome thing mo$t de$perately. I think you $hould be under$tanding of the need$ of u$ . Worker$ who have given $o much $upport including $weat and $ervice to your company. I am $ure you will gue$$ what I mean and re$pond $oon.

Your$ $incerely,

$arah $mith

She received a reply from her boss the next day!

Dear Sarah,

I kNOw you have been working very hard. NOwadays, NOthing much has changed. You must have NOticed that our company is NOt doing NOticeably well as yet.

NOw the newspaper are saying the world`s leading ecoNOmists are NOt sure if the United States may go into aNOther recession. I have NOthing more to add NOw. You kNOw what I mean.

Yours truly,

Manager