This is NOT propaganda: The Most Important Video You Will Ever See
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Category: News and Politics
Go ahead, do not believe her or me. Please, I beg you not to. Instead, dig deep and find out for yourself. But do not for a second turn a frightened, blind eye to what looms in the darkness; this monster thrives upon our ignorance. Our fear.
I am convinced that I will live to see a US Revolution to Protect Absolute Liberty & Justice - such as what we once knew, prior to the current system of tyranny. I will live through it. I will fight. I will be abused.
I cannot believe my (ex)-guy, Ellison, is on that aye list!!!! OMFG. I wrote his ass 2 times last week & also this morning, to re-iterate it! Needless to say, he will not be getting my re-election vote this year! I hope he knows it... I wrote him to let him know, like he even looks at that shit. I don't know anyone in this region who was for the Big Bank Bailout!
Anyways, not is the time to contact your congress reps and make requests for what you believe will help the economy! Do not sell yourselves short, America! You know better than anyone what is best for you and your community. Do something: TELL THEM.
I will be recommending a government subsidized refinance option to all holders of any form of consumer debt.
A young, ex-Mortgage Broker’s response to the BIG BANKS BAILOUT!
I was a mortgage broker for a time, during the recent housing boom. I left the industry because I witnessed, first-hand, fellow brokers screwing over lenders with bad loans while screwing over consumers with exceedingly high rates and closing fees. All in the name of a quick, easy buck... - If the cost wasn't in the interest rates, you bet it was in those fees! - And we are not talking mere pennies here, people! I can only imagine what went on within the bigger companies such as Wall St - where, coincidentally, all the "higher-up's" of my firm each held a colorful portfolio of investments.
That said, companies like the one I was once a slave to as well as those who reside on Wall St. [INC] to DO NOT DESERVE this bail out!
THE PROBLEM: People were sold horridly unfair loans, under shady circumstances! People took these loans very blindly, due to unrealistic desires, a lack of honesty on the lender's part, and/or a general lack of comprehensive understanding of the lending industry. Further, people often could not afford these loans at the time of origination and they certainly cannot afford them now!
QUESTION: How is bailing out massive banks going to solve the real problem here? ANSWER: Its not. Banks are but a single issue, among many, under the umbrella of a bigger problem. Such a big-bank-bailout places blame and massive cost directly upon the people at the bottom: the consumers who are holding the loans they were suckered into and cannot afford. The people of America are who will otherwise end up paying for the crimes of the lending industry! That is called BLAMING THE VICTIM. Do not let yourselves be further victimized!
Let's also not forget the many who have never held a mortgage, much less a loan of any kind, in their life. They would also be forced to pay for the mistakes of others! Friends, that is NOT freedom!
QUESTION 2: Who is going to reignite this economy after such a bailout? Do they expect it to simply...reignite itself?! ANSWER: We would obviously require higher taxes in order to pay for such a ridiculous bailout as the one the president is currently attempting to FORCE upon congress and the public! Real people in "lower-class" families, with no money to spare, along with post lending-crisis ANNIHILATED fica credit scores, will be rendered TOO POOR to buy groceries - let alone anything exceeding "absolute necessity!"
These people, of the so-called lower classes, are responsible for most spending and borrowing, thus, they serve as the main support feed for massive companies and our economy! In a big-bank-bailout, they would be rendered financially disabled by government and no longer able to consume the comfort and lending products of the US economy. Therefore, the 700 billion dollar bailout scheme creates further debt atop an already expensive deficit problem!
Yet where is the economic salvation Bush Admin & Co.™ promised US...?! Mind you, they will be out of office by the time this problem comes full circle, a perfect timing on it being "some other president's problem!" But what of our country?!
SOLUTION: When the government dispenses a bailout, it shall be towards the victims of this home lending crime scene! Give the money to the people, with the main intent of paying off these loans! Such a move may re-ignite the industry, get the housing market back into full swing, and most importantly, it will save the poor and desperate families who are in over their heads with excessive loan payments - on top of the already rising prices of basic human necessities! Offering government subsidized mortgage-refinancing opportunities, just might turn this country around 180 degrees!
CAUTION: Remember the time Bush Admin & Co.™ warned us all [via intimidation; scare tactics, lies] that "if we don't act now, it will be too late! This will be YOUR FAULT!"...? They were wrong then. They are even more gravely lacking in foresight now. Oh, but surely, they "know what's best for America," but better than it's own people...?! Do not sell yourselves $700,000,000 short!!
The Bush Administration's poor decision to bring us into and then stay in a long and costly war, whilst simultaneously reflecting the borrowed funding of it onto the nation's budget deficit, is part of a list of about three basic problems that got us into this massive economic crisis. Don't take my word for that, or any of this! - There are plenty of educated analysts, industry experts and news journalists, all singing the same tune across the media.
AMERICA, CONGRESS, NEWS MEDIA: do not make the same mistakes now that you may have allowed back then. Please, do not allow Bush to rob the poor to pay for the excessive choices of the rich and their big business. Our government is meant to always be on the side of it's people! DEMAND A CONSUMER BAIL-OUT! A bailout that saves everyone, including banks, by starting from the source; the consumer! Within America, my 62 y/o single mother who raised me alone and countless others like her - like YOU - depend upon it.
We must collectively realize that an action by one individual may not affect anything just as easily as it may affect all.
If the Great Depression was able to teach us anything, it should be that we are all connected, especially when it comes to our money. One part of this system cannot survive without the other. At this time, the most vital portion is notably: the consumer. If we don't save them, who will consume and keep business alive?!
CONSUMERS: Remember this time and teach your children to be critical of all things they encounter. Always ask questions! To question things is to heed caution and to protect yourself from harm!
When it comes to loans and big purchases, it is crucial to find someone you can trust, whom is in no way benefiting from your decisions, to advocate for you and differentiate between the good and the bad choices. Only you can prevent consumer screw-overs. Boycott confusing programs and shady businesses! PROTECT AND INFORM YOURSELVES! Most importantly, READ UP!
Thank you, and may the ultimate power of truth and justice be with The People.
- Elizabeth Boeckman 23 y/o Art & Design Student / Ex-Mortgage Broker Minneapolis, MN - USA!
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Current mood: chipper
Category: Web, HTML, Tech
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RE: Myspace bulletins I have will continue to post...
Current mood: content
Category: MySpace
These may be of many subjects, insights and reasonings.
Sometimes I just want "friends" to know where I'm at (figuratively and literally)
Sometimes I'm presenting information on a singular perspective to ponder. I don't necessarily agree with that perspective but it is my hope that it causes you to think about it as it has caused me to think as well.
Promotions - I work with a grip of locals, and locals who go national, to help push their music/message to the masses of Minneapolis. (masses? lol) I'm not going to post about an event I wouldn't attend so please take these seriously. srsly. :)
Politics - I possess the opinion that we are in a transitional phase, as a people & government but also within our market/economy. I may just be waking up to getting old but I don't recall a time where I noticed so many injustices, so many pieces being pushed into place to make a platform for rebellion and reform of our government & market/economy. It's my hope that in the future, people will stand up for themselves as individuals and the group-think protective blanket will no long be needed. We will not be classified by skin, gender or socio-economic status. We will be islands with individual rights and freedoms as best suiting to what WE believe we need as an individual. There is power in that and you don't need a massive political party or a cultural identity to back it up.
I hope this clears some things up for you, about where I'm coming from. Myspace is both a joke and an important tool. I'm just using the pocket knife.
So I’ve noticed an influx in internet douchebaggery recently
Current mood: annoyed
Category: MySpace
I'm getting really tired of controlling boyrfriends/husbands trying to pick me up VIA MYSPACE, so they can get off on watching "their women" with me jesus fucking christ!
IF YOU ARE ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, OR THE FEMALE IN THAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP, DO NOT CONTACT ME I WILL REPORT YOU BOTH TO MYSPACE AND YOUR SHIT WILL PROBABLY GET DELETED.
I have also seen a massive rise in little boys sending me really stupid one-liner's like: "hey baby, your pics are so sexy, whats up?" "hey sexy" "whats good wit you?"
etc etc etc
please, if you happen to have something to attract me to you, do yourself a favor and write a girl a DECENT MESSAGE. Most of these ARE from lames though. If you send me *anything* like that, I click "SPAM" and sometimes, if it's disgusting enough, I click "abuse" and report you to myspace because you are a lame and you suck.
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