April 11th: a Nest Egg Hunt in Raleigh

Atlas has shrugged. The Masters of the Universe have screwed up so badly that even with their massively disproportionate power and influence they can't hide their failure. The Ponzi scheme is over and the financial industry is so badly busted that they can't even manage to take possession of many of the homes they foreclosed on.

You have been directly injured by what these people have done, and what they continue to do. I'm really tempted to name names and go through the list of suffering- suffice to say that by my count two thirds of the active contributors to BlueNC have had their lives (and livelihoods) directly affected.

Most people never wanted to leave the American dream in the hands of known loan sharks. The media wasn't silent, and grassroots organizations and elected officials raised strong voices of concern. Organizations like the AARP, the NAACP, and the Center for Responsible Lending sounded the alarm over a decade ago. Nonetheless, until now corporate corruption has carried the day - largely thanks to the insistence by GOP leaders that "greed is good" and that we should protect the free market only when it doesn't inconvenience multi-national corporations.

One of the few victories in the past ten years - one of the few times when the people overruled the greed of the financial industry - was when Democrats prevented GOP leaders like Sue Myrick and Richard Burr from privatizing the Social Security system.

Now that many of the banks have collapsed and US taxpayers have been forced to purchase them, the bankers and their lobbyists show no signs of changing their tune. These guys are smarter than you, they work harder than you, they are better than you - and if that's not the God given truth, then why are you out searching for a job while these guys are searching for a tax shelter?

Not only are the Masters of the Universe still riding high - their employees in the GOP are equally shameless. Ask Richard Burr if he will concede that fighting to give our Social Security to Wall Street was a bad move. Do you think he'll apologize, do you think he has changed his mind?

Nope. The lobbyists for corporate greed are still pushing the same agenda: no taxes - no regulations - no voice for workers - no public oversight. Not only are they loudly advocating for the same lack of accountability that got us into this mess, they are actually mobilizing their base to protest against any who would dare hold corporate giants accountable.

Here's what I'm trying to say: we're not going to get reform unless we take a stand.

Here's a first step. I hope you'll join with us.

In conjunction with the New Way Forward national day of action on April 11th, Raleigh citizens are having a "Nest Egg Hunt" on Saturday, April 11th, at the Bicentennial Plaza in Raleigh (1 E Edenton St).

Who: You!
What: A Nest Egg Hunt to demonstrate support for President Obama's efforts to make the economy work for us all.
When: April 11th - 2pm
Where: Bicentennial Plaza in Raleigh (1 E Edenton St)
Why: To restore capitalism to serve ordinary people like you and me.

Sign up here (or the kitten gets it)