I started writing my Blog in May of 2012, 5 yrs after the beginning of the Financial Crisis of 2008. No, I’m not counting deficient, I merely time the start of the Great Recession, with my Business cycle. In June of 2007, 3 months after signing another 5 yr lease with Merit’s landlord of 30 … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: My Journey and yours
For two weeks I have been mulling over what to say to you, my “dear readers”. I’ve questioned, “Have the People spoken”? By voting in the Republican Party, have the people chosen? Clearly, whether one argues that this was hardly a mandate, it is an acknowledged fact that The Republicans won. Why did the Republicans … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Have the People spoken?
Thanks to one of my readers comments, I re-looked at Gretchen Morgenson’s book, “Reckless Endangerment”. She devotes at least 30 pages to the rise and influence of Angelo Mozillo, a financial entrepreneur, who became the CEO of Countrywide Financial in 2003. Countrywide was sold to Bank of America during the Financial Meltdown. To review … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: An update on “my Post on all the news”
We’ve sold our Country to Private Equity, entering into a Mephistophelian Bargain? Follow my reasoning: 1.Equity owns or manages more then $6 Trillion , that’s 40% of the National Budget 2. Private Equity is highly leveraged, it is OPM( other people’s money) on steroids. “The Economist 5/31/14 American Finance “Risk On”, states that these … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Why is the American Economy supporting Inequality?
Something wonderful is happening, twice in one day, serious journalists are asking the same question? What happened to Financial Reform? They are asking for accountability and Solutions. My voice for the People has been joined by the voices of Pro Publica, gone mainstream at The New York Times and Gwen Ifill on PBS last evening, … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: We the People want answers!
This is what I think about, before I write my Posts. My journey is our journey. Enjoy! The Economist did not dwell on those aspects of Shadow Banking of concern. When I think Shadow Bank, I don’t think Kick Starter or peer to peer lending. I think, unregulated Hedge Funds, derivative trades, fast trades, … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: just some thoughts when I can’t sleep!
How many condolences do we have to offer, before we decide to take action? Demand change? We are not helpless victims, we have real choices to make. Guns kill too many people. No one says take guns away, but we can provide an environment where we know who has guns, how many , and where. … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Questions about our Future??
Wake up Congress this is how ” we the people” view you and the upper 1%. Not a pretty picture, as we beg for scraps. But no more. We the people are looking for real solutions, we proposed our ” game plan” and we’d like you to respond and start a dialogue with US. At … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: We the people get the scraps!
An open letter to the following Senators: Dear sirs and Madame: ” We the people, for the people”, has meaning to US and we need your help. Through my word press Blog, I have a dedicated Community of 42,000 + People, representing the USA predominantly and 55+ Countries. I Blog about Public Advocacy and … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: A letter to Elizabeth Warren/John McCain & Al Franken, Sherrod Brown & Bernie Sanders!
Everyone asks why no outrage. Why doesn’t everyone ban together, the answer is simple, everyone is living outside their comfort zone. So much has gone wrong in the last 7 years, no one has recovered. The upper top percent of this Country are Partying like it’s 1929″. They.re taking on leverage, the banks are too … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Where’s the Rage? I’m Mad as Hell!