#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty The Direct Voting System http://thegaiandragon.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-direct-voting-system.html A flaw inherent in all forms of representational government, whether in a democracy or in a constitutional republic, lies in the fact that representatives can be corrupted. Now while in theory a people may be said to own their government, in practice it is otherwise, unless the general public asserts its authority and control of that government with a direct vote on all legislation. Consider the situation in America in 2008. In order to get elected to high public office, a politician must amass huge amounts of money, (mostly for television advertising), in order to successfully run a political campaign in an election. Such money is only ea…http://www.twitpic.com/csi1e6
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Tesla Motors fully repays 5 million federal loan nine years early http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_23300602/tesla-motors-fully-repays-465-million-federal-loan In a huge boost for the Obama Administration and clean-energy firms, electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors (TSLA) announced Wednesday that it has paid back its 5 million government loan in full and nine years early. The Department of Energy oversees billion in taxpayer-funded loans for clean energy and other projects, but Tesla is the only United States car company in the vast portfolio of 33 projects to pay back its loan so far. The loan program faced fierce partisan fire in the wake of the high-profile 2011 bankruptcy of Fremont solar manufacturer Solyndra, and Republican presidential candi…http://www.twitpic.com/cshtrl
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty 9-month-old Florida firm donates 0,000 to Scott and state GOP, gets million state deal http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/22/1210988/-9-month-old-Florida-firm-donates-140-000-to-Scott-and-state-GOP-gets-52-million-state-deal If this isn't crooked, it's only because we've defined crookedness down so much that it doesn't exist anymore: Two months after contributing 0,000 to Gov. Rick Scott's re-election campaign, an upstart property insurance company is likely to reap a million windfall, paid from the coffers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Here's the deal. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is a state-run Florida insurance company. Because Florida has hit a lucky streak over the last years and not had as much hurricane damage as they had feared, they're sitting on a cash surplus of …http://www.twitpic.com/cshst4
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Jamie Dimon Escapes Shareholder Censure—For Now http://www.thenation.com/article/174508/jamie-dimon-escapes-shareholder-censure-now?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter# Using familiar Wall Street tactics, JPMorgan Chase rigged the rules in his favor. But the movement for corporate accountability lives on. As JPMorgan Chase’s annual shareholder meeting ended on Tuesday, the conveners played Bruce Hornsby’s song “The Way It Is.” The celebratory DJ-ing came after shareholders voted down a proposal that would separate the role of the Board’s Chairman from that of the CEO; Jamie Dimon currently fills both roles. JPMorgan, who have been so successful in their fight to escape any accountability from regulators, has now also triumphed over the “threat” of an independent board chair more acco…http://www.twitpic.com/cshhjc
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty RT @otepofficial 9m A #teen was arrested in Florida because her high-school sweetheart has anti-#gay parents. SIGN to #FreeKate: https://www.allout.org/en/actions/katehttp://www.twitpic.com/cshito
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Today: Tell Us How to Open More Doors to Latino Workers http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Organizing-Bargaining/Today-Tell-Us-How-to-Open-More-Doors-to-Latino-Workers Be sure to join Elianne Ramos today from 3–4 p.m. EDT for a live online discussion on how to build a stronger movement for working people, with today’s chat spotlighting Latino workers. Ramos, principal and CEO of Speak Hispanic Communications and vice-chair of communications and PR for Latinos in Social Media, poses this question: “Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic group in the U.S. workforce and their employment experiences are as varied as their individual histories. How can the labor movement use new technologies to solidify its Latino membership?”http://www.twitpic.com/cshaw9
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Austria Gives Ground in Effort to Curb Bank Secrecy http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/business/global/european-union-leaders-meet-on-tax-avoidance.html?ref=global-home Austria Gives Ground on Tax Avoidance The European Union inched closer to ending bank secrecy on Wednesday when Austria agreed to start sharing personal bank account information with other countries as long as similar rules also applied to tax havens like Switzerland that are not part of the bloc. It was the first time that Austria, long considered a tax haven for the wealthy, agreed to a deadline for disclosing such information after rebuffing calls for greater transparency for a decade. The country said it expected to reach an agreement in principle on the matter by the end of the year. That news, at a summit …http://www.twitpic.com/csh9os
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] Occupy Justice Department: Labor Leaders Hold Event To Support Arrested Protesters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/21/occupy-justice-department_n_3315103.html Labor leaders spoke out Tuesday afternoon in support of foreclosed homeowners protesting outside the Department of Justice, a day after many of the protesters were arrested. Union leaders lauded the actions of those arrested, and condemned the DOJ and the practices of the largest banks in the country during a press conference. The leaders were flanked by about 25 protesters and foreclosed homeowners, who stood in the same place where men and women were arrested Monday afternoon as they demonstrated against the DOJ… RELATED: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/occupy-wall-street-7-weeks-in/100183/http://www.twitpic.com/csbee3
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Homeowners Get Arrested To Show Why Bankers Should Be Instead http://blog.ourfuture.org/20130520/homeowners-get-arrested-to-show-why-bankers-should-be-instead Police in Washington made numerous arrests today in connection with the ongoing mortgage foreclosure crisis, in which millions of homeowners lost billions of dollars due to the fraudulent actions of bank executives. But the arrests were not of the criminals who caused the crisis; the people led away in handcuffs today were the victims of the crime… RELATED: https://www.facebook.com/OccupyWallSthttp://www.twitpic.com/csbf7i
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Patriotic Yardsticks for Unpatriotic Giant Corporations http://nader.org/2013/05/16/patriotic-yardsticks-for-unpatriotic-giant-corporations/ Why are big, global U.S. corporations so unpatriotic? After all, they were created in the U.S.A., rose to immense profit because of the toil of American workers, are bailed out by American taxpayers whenever they’re in trouble, and are safeguarded abroad by the U.S. military. Yet these corporate goliaths work their tax lawyers overtime to escape U.S. taxes. Many pay less than you do in federal income taxes. Imagine corporations, like General Electric, have not paid federal income taxes on U.S. profits for years. Mega corporations have abandoned U.S. workers by entrenching “pull-down” trade agreements that mak…http://www.twitpic.com/csbfye