Category: Fix our Economy now

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce People with Diseases of Despair don’t deserve jail time. They’re unnecessarily filling our jails. There should be counseling not jail and high bail allowing warehousing of People hitting rock bottom or minor crimes. There ought to be guidelines to prevent abuses by the judicial and penal system. Counseling not jail!

February 3, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/03/the-judge-whose-bail-requirements-leave-cash-strapped-defendants-in-jail

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Pasteur of Dr Martin Luther King’s church runs for the Senate on Democratic ticket. Great move for Georgia politics. Based on the Senate make up, he’ll do what’s right and practical for the People. Make no mistake, unlike his counterparts, he’ll work in the best interests of his constituents. Vote overwhelmingly for him!

February 1, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/raphael-warnock-ebenezer-baptist-georgia-senate.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Relief is being planned for yellow cab drivers who were coerced into taking out large loans to finance cabs. De Blasio considering relief of $500 Million ! Wait and See

January 16, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/nyregion/nyc-taxi-medallion-bailout.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Episode 11 links: Life vs Corporate Money, Plus events this week!

January 14, 2020

Video Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw5flR54muM&feature=youtu.be Episode #11  Description The Australian bush fires are very much in the news. Australian’s are fed up with their government’s policy of catering to the Coal Mining Industry. They know their Climate,  weather and death are due to the exploration and export of Coal & Fossil Fuels. One Billion animals have died in … More AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Episode 11 links: Life vs Corporate Money, Plus events this week!

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce With $3Trillion in vestments Larry Fink will divest from coal to more sustainable industries. Encouraging other investment firms to invest in sustainable industries with a low Carbon footprint. MoralMoney has arrived with Impact investing

January 14, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/business/dealbook/larry-fink-blackrock-climate-change.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce 26,000 lives saved by turning off coal plants. Their emissions cause toxic pollutants that destroy our lungs and cause heart attacks. Domestic policy encouraging these pollutants continues toharm us. Once we use alternative energy & Renewables, we’ll lead healthier lives. Invest wisely and invest morally. MoralMoney & ESG’s support life.

January 6, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/06/coal-power-pollution-gas-saved-lives-study

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Aid is coming to Australia, much of it through the efforts of performers. 10% of Australia’s population was living in rural areas, creating art & pottery. Their lifestyle has been changed by the fires. Nothing survived. Time to talk about the affect of Carbon Emissions on weather and pollution. There is a direct correlation. We can’t pretend that continuing to mine fossil fuels is OK. It will continue to exacerbate record Heat and Australia’s & the Planets destruction

January 6, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/world/australia/fires.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Redlining , high rents, migration out of the original Black Communities led to high poverty rates in the Black LA Population. More social services , transportation & lower rents , healthcare, counseling services and education can solve our Racial divide & poverty. The money exists. Where’s Moral Investment where it counts?Building community is a step forward.

December 24, 2019

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/22/us/los-angeles-homeless-black-residents.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Unfair rent Laws cause eviction of many who owe less than a months rent. This is happening in 1/2 the Country. Folks need good paying jobs & a chance to stay in areas where Landlords want them out to gentrify their property for greater profit. Give us a living wage not emergency grants! Impact Investing for the greater good .

December 12, 2019

http://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/upshot/eviction-prevention-solutions-government.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Pollution kills yet protestors are jailed for interrupting the peace & serenity of producers of pollutants? There’s a health cost associated with pollutants. There’s an educational cost too. Impact investing starts with Divestment of Fosdil Fuels in your portfolio. Seek less toxic investment

December 7, 2019

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/07/texas-permian-basin-shale-climate-crisis