” Je suis Charlie! “. I started my trip in Paris with the obliteration of an icon of French Society, Charlie Hebdo! Who knew when I arrived in Paris I’d become one of the mourners of those murdered along with the attempted demise of free speech and liberty. Discussing the Muslim interactions in France … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: “Je Suis HUMAIN!
The WordPress.com stats” helper personnel ” prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Thank you all my followers for making 2014 a successful year! In particular, thank you for your comments, words of encouragement and the links you’ve provided to other sites. Let’s join together to make 2015 a year of active Public Advocacy. … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Word Press Statistics: 2014 in review/Thank you followers!!!
I want to be upbeat this holiday season, while I ponder how to relieve the suffering that I see and hear about. No one I know behaves like a ” zombie” or the Walking Dead . We’re alive, feeling appropriate sadness and appropriate happiness. No one I know wants to live in a State of … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Compassion/Think about our contribution to ” a better tomorrow”
Dear Followers: Last week Congress passed a $1.1 Trillion Budget which guts Regulation of Derivative trades. Many on both sides of the aisle protested to no avail. David Vitter and Sherrod Brown proposed legislation to make Derivative trades less risky. This was voted down to the Country’s detriment. However, I came up with a better … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Move forward with an extra $1.068 Trillion in revenue
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?
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)!
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!