The money trap: There is no Middle Class and folks seem to be comfortable with this fact. Can there ever be a Middle Class again? The short answer is , “Yes”, if ” we the People” become involved in controlling our destiny? What do I mean? There is no way for the ” Powers in … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: The Ressurection of The Middle Class
When the Recession first hit, people were very upset: they had lost their homes, their jobs, their dignity. There were cries for Bankers to be jailed for fraud, there were cries for financial and tax reforms, there were even cries for the “removal “of selected Supreme Court justices. 7 yrs ago, though The Plague was … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: The Plague by Camus ( an allegory for our time)!
I’ve been thinking about the midterm elections and other elections in our Country. I have questions about our current system of voting? Where is it written , ” we the People”, have to Vote for only the candidates listed on the ballot: those Politicians named and supported only by their Parties? Why do we vote … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: ” Write in” your candidate and Vote your choice. Play to “WIN”.
Dear Readers: I have an important correction to bring to your attention. When I wrote the February Post on Derivative volume in this country , the total amount of Derivative volume was $360 Trillion, today, the volume has doubled to $700 Trillion with little regulation. “To Big To Fail” has gotten bigger. Understanding the numbers … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Update on February 2014 Archival Post
My fellow Americans there is no new news to report on the Economic front. The Fed’s Janet Yellen has noticed there are two America’s . While the Senators I wrote to , on 5/9/14, asking for them to help us support their Legislation has fallen on deaf ears. I know they are still working on … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Enough discussion. TAKE A VACATION!
I read the News today, oh no, reminds me of the ” old” Beatles Song, but let me continue! What’s happening: A Synopsis! 8/26/14 NY Times The NYC Police sergeants don’t want the Democratic convention to take place in NY’ s Brooklyn, because crime is up in the city along with murder. Their answer , … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Have you read the News today?
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”
Dear readers I am not abandoning the home front. I knew there would be nothing new to report on the Financial Front. The status Quo persists. I am not even getting the usual solicitation letters ? Not even Gretchen Morgenson is providing new news. Instead she has been concentrating on Mozilla’s complicity in the original … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: All the news that’s fit to print and some that isn’t.
See You Tube or Blog URL for Video thoughts just Published! What’s wrong with us? Today’s thoughts on the news …… Atlantic City can no longer support gambling in this Economy. Do you rethink their useful ness, no, you build more gambling Casinos? Creating jobs which lead nowhere and more casinos to milk the remaining … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Joyce Silver: International Woman of Peace and Goodwill ( Video)
Back to my roots, back to America , and the cycle of Poverty. Front page NY TIMES, 8/12/14,” Public Housing in City Reaches Fiscal Crisis”. I’m not surprised if there were a 100,000 people waiting for apartments in the Affordable Housing Program. The existing housing stock is diminishing since very few repairs have been made … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Back to my roots: Construction & housing/ possibilities endless