Forum Post: A fix so simple but so hard for many to grasp.
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 23, 2011, 9:02 p.m. EST by tesn1
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Why is it so hard for most people to comprehend that within the laws enacted during certain crisis periods in our country the fundemental shift in wealth was enabled. Why do so many refuse too look at something so simple as auditing and making a plan to fix the laws that enable and perpetuate the problem.
I've created a declaration with a main goal that you have in mind but it hasn't gotten that much attention form the Wall Street peeps. http://www.scribd.com/doc/73304557/Declaration-of-Independence-for-the-Occupy-Movement
I agree, that is why I advocate Justifiable Debt Restructure. JRD would instantly allow americans to fight back against the banks in regards to their existing debt.
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I have no problem with people making lots and lots of money - as long as they don't subvert our democracy and disenfranchise the American voter in the process. The influence needs to go back to who the founding fathers intended - the people (some "wealth redistribution" will happen automatically as the rich and powerful are no longer able to twist the laws in their favor).
For the sake our our children and future generations of Americans, we need to take back our democracy from the rich and powerful who are using their vast sums of money to "speak" as if they represent millions of Americans. They are twisting our laws and manipulating our policies in their favor at the expense of the average American. The $50 or $100 a normal American may give to a political campaign becomes meaningless when corporations or other special interests are handing our millions to buy political access to the decision making process. Here's my 2 cents on what we need to do:
For decades now the corporations and special interests have had our "representatives" bought and paid for (both on the right and the left). Don't get distracted by the symptoms - we need to address the root cause. Concentrating our efforts on getting the money out of our politics is the best way we can create an environment in which further reforms can be realized. Until we end the current system of legalized bribery (campaign donations) and paid lobbying our politicians will continue to be the LAP DOGS of the corporations and special interests. What we need first and foremost is real, loop-hole free CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM!!!! If the corruption is not dealt with first, the chance of any other meaningful reforms becoming a reality is almost zero - the special interests will just use their money to buy votes and put forward bills that create loop-holes or otherwise twist the law in their favor. If we want our children to live in a country where there vote matters, we need to get the money out of our politics, otherwise they will increasingly become the 21st century version of the "landless peasant." Spread the word - End the LEGALIZED BRIBERY!!! CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM needs to be THE main goal of the protests!!!
We live in a republic, not a democracy. By the way, you have already posted this EXACT same post somewhere else.
The root of the problem lies in history but many only think of today and not the cause created by the laws. It began nearly 88 years ago and was compounded by more policy and legislation over the years