Dear followers: As I write our “Platform”, I am looking at others written for the major and minor parties as a guide. Though we may take the best from all of them, I will be careful not to demonize any. Hate speech does in fact effect behavior. Some people believe rhetoric, just like they … More Joyce America Speaks: Periscope @11am Hate Speech
Dear followers: Leah asked a question yesterday, who else is doing what we’re doing? I’ve thought and honestly, I don’t know. There are many diverse groups in our Country but no cohesion and no consensus that the system is rotten. Just like “The Big Short”, the latest film on the Financial meltdown of 2008. … More Joyce: America Speaks Periscope@11AM 3rd party or 2?
Dear followers: I looked up the facts and listed 5 sources that detail the salaries, perks and days worked by those elected to State and Federal Government. Surely there is room for debate! https://www.congress.gov/days-in-session https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaries_of_members_of_the_United_States_Congress U.S. Senator Salaries – How Much Does a Senator Make? http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/lists/celebrity-salary/senator-salary/ http://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/2014-ncsl-legislator-salary-and-per-diem-table.aspx https://ballotpedia.org/Comparison_of_state_legislative_salaries#How_legislators_are_paid Perhaps one of the reforms … More The Voice of Joyce: Congressional Facts
Dear followers: This message was sent to me by NESRI, let’s join in solidarity with them and ask that they join us as well! It is time for the “Grass roots “organizations to unite and promote good paying jobs for all and an end to Crony Capitalism that is destroying our Democracy. Please acknowledge NESRI’s … More Joyce”America Speaks” gives NESRI a voice
Tune in to Periscope at 11 AM , join AMERICA Speaks The Middle Class is drowning Food and money are just out of reach Support ” AMERICA SPEAKS ” our new Political Party Give your time, services and money, please. Help Resurrect the Middle Class ! We can’t live in a Fishbowl forever … More Joyce: Periscope @11AM. The middle Class is Drowning
Dear followers: I should be developing our platform for “our” Independent Political Party ” America Speaks” and I will. In the meantime, I couldn’t resist writing about my dreams and my pitch to Kickstarter. Here goes: I have a dream but it can never come true unless I have funding , staff , and … More The Voice of Joyce: I have a dream
Dear Followers: Tune in at 11am Let’s talk about Terror, Student Loans, Lobbyists…. Our Country may appear besieged, better to think Solutions. Less hate. More involvement in writing our stories! See you at 11am. “the heart and pulse of the Middle Class”
Dear Followers: Since “we the People” have decided to put words into action, I’m listing prior posts for your consideration in our “Party ‘s manifesto”. As you’ll realize many were written assuming a third Party was the only way to bring back our Democracy. We have discussed subsets of an existing Party, however, since our … More The Voice of Joyce: Archival Posts
Dear Followers: Tune in at 11AM and let’s continue discussing our Party! After reading the papers yesterday, as they parse tax avoidance v evasion and state that 1-2% growth is enough. One has to be outraged that the effects on the Middle Class barely register. Check out my Posts and please comment. Our Platform will … More Joyce: Periscope@11AM The Butterfly Effect
Many have asked why did I choose a Butterfly to represent me? There are many reasons: Butterflies are free They represent metamorphosis. Going thru many stages before becoming a graceful creature, with dissimilar wings, soaring then alighting on flowers and fruits, providing sustenance and beauty for all; an effect greater then themselves! An egalitarian creature, … More JOYCE: “The Butterfly “?