Bailout Main Street

Just like the 1930s, this unprecedented crisis has given us the opportunity to fix America and create a productive, sustainable economy for all. Let's get to work!

Signatories

Gregg Osofsky
Pine Plains NY

sandy sanders,
Oakland CA
"Green New Deal! Green New Deal! Bailout Our Home Mother Earth, not Rich People!"

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Emeryville CA

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tivoli new york

Kellia Ramares,
OAKLAND Left Fiefd Line Productions California
"Global Problems need holistic solutions. No ID politics! http://kelliasworld.wordpress.com/"

nicole Lefaivre
montreal

Riley Pollom
Rosedale, Alberta, Canada None AB

Toby Woller
Lompoc CA

Bill Barmettler
Chehalis WA

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atlanta GA

Bob Struwe
Grand Junction CO

Donna Larner Lavery
Los Angeles CA

Janice Hardy
Petaluma CA

Britt Walford
Louisville KY

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Pardeeville none WI
"Stop the thieves that took us over the cliff...Start using the money to help us all, not the bankers."

Caryn Banker
Dubois none WY

James Squires
cook minnesota

Kevin Mitchell
Denman Island BC

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New York NY

Debbie Apperson
Monterey TN

Teresa Jaeger
Melbourne FL

Peter Rudd
Ridgewood NY

Branden Barber,
San Francisco RAN California
"We must stop this final, grand crime of this criminally intent administration!"

susan carey
whitestone new york

Jerry K. F. Chilson,
Enumclaw Washington
"The fact that this "Bailout" was rushed through in days, by the same people who have systematicaly Duped & Plundered our nation for the last 8 years, Plus, is the most obvious reson that it must be stopped.Then, a deliberated, carefully considered plan, Implemented & put in place, Instead of a last minute Republican rape of tax dollars. "

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San Francisco California

Rich Long
Wooster Ohio

Damien Finneran
Queens New York

Paula Steffen
Newton MA

randy hoover,
san diego project:CADD ca
"stop the bailout NOW ... it is just going into the pockets of the bush admin and their henchmen"

Thomas J. Cullen
Philadelphia PA

Scott Richard Lyons
Geneva New York

Kati Lewis
CA

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wesport connecticut

Renée
Plainfield VT

Andrew Kozloski
Shoemakersville PA

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jupiter fl

Dave Justice,
Albuquerque NM
"Stop this Heist!"

Davitt Barry
Westmont Illinois

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East Hampton NY
"Now that we have elected the right president, we must stay vocal and active in encouraging him to do the right thing. The money going to the Wallstreet bailout must be diverted to go to a Mainstreet bailout!"

Steve Brewer
aransas pass tx

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Banner Elk NC
"“Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.” Thomas Jefferson"

James Burnette,
Oak Ridge NC
"People are real; Corporations are just man-made"

Tim Bogle
Delray Beach Fl

Ava Venturelli
Burbank ca

Beverly Erickson
West Linn Oregon

Joe White
New York New York

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lake wales fl

Angelo Venturelli,
Burbank CA
"The gurus of Wall St got themselves in this mess. Let them get themselves out of it!"

Edward Gray
Iowa City Iowa

Jerry Byrd,
Cincinnati OH
"When do we meet in Washington, DC? I'm ready NOW ...and I know many others who will be willing to be there with me! We need to get a million+ citizens to show up and demand action from the rump Congress. Save the future of America for ourselves, our children and our grand-children!"

Theresa Joyce-Harris
Indianapolis Indiana

Jim Maxwell,
Pilot Point TX
""We the People" need to take back our government and country from "they the corporations and corrupt elites""

David Vislay,
Oregon Ohio
"ENOUGH!"

Jamie Bartlett
Santa Rosa Beach FL

ellen allen
melrose florida

Andrew Nessel
Minneapolis MN

joyce corrington
sierra vista AZ

Joshua Blanchfield
Hartford CT

Peter Dimitriou,
Grand Rapids MI
"We must have economic progress and justice in America!!!"

Roy & Andrea Hitt,
Winchester Center CT
"true democracy is within our grasp - we cannot fail to act and call to account our representatives in government to KEEP IT CLEAN - "

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Norwalk CT

Bonnie Winterstine
Sterling VA

Aaron
Granger IN

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Kenwood California

George Parrish
Gardner CO

Michael C Fierst
Portland Oregon

Clint Weldon
Austin TX

christa schlosser
toronto ontario

vivian Norris

Michael Darby,
Sierra Vista AZ.
"enough is enough, if this new administration doesn't get on the ball within weeks, its time for drastic measures. "

Ellin Stiteler
Gillette Wyoming

carla tevelow
wilmington nc

Janet Quinn
Lacey Washington

Peggy Luhrs,
Burlington Vermont
"stop the bonuses and payments to wall street execs who caused this meltdown. Anybody who ever built a house knows you start at the foundation not the top. We need to build an ecological economy that works with nature and encompasses all the people especially women who are at the bottom and whose caring work is not compensated though it keeps us all alive."

Jeanne Lafferty
Cambridge MA

Beth Lauren
NewYork Freyja Films LLC NY

Anne George,
pittsburgh st. vrain valley community watchdogs PA
"The 0 billion bailout is total bullshit. I want that money used used for an alternative energy industry and universal healthcare."

Dexter X

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Richmond VA

Tracey Mitchell,
Saskatoon SK
"Don't let "Yes We Can!" ring hollow when Obama inherits a bare cupboard!"

Robert Barbour,
Clackamas OR
"Billions for health and education, not billionaires."

Brian F Koch
Chester NY

Julia Hall
Damascus OR

Kim Glidden
Plano Tx

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Boston MA

Rhonda Bush
Colorado Springs CO

Norton Lovold
Bismarck North Dakota

Williams Andrew Gibbens,
Johnson City Emmanuel School of Religion TN
"As a Christian seminary student preparing either for further academic work of a life in ministry, I stand with the poor, the lowly, the outcast, and overlook."

Judy Christianson,
Eau Claire Private citizen WI
"Our voices must drown out the influence of corporate power and control in government. Power to the people! "

Don and Betsy Abbott
Andover MA

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Amesville OH

Roberta Frye
Culver City, CA CA

Edmund Weisberg
Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Michael Kanter,
Madison WI
"Wake up America! Yes We Can! Now is the time."

Michael Mahoney

MW Anderson,
Parkland FL
"It is time to apply critical science to our markets, rather blindly accepting the "faith-based" economic policies foisted on us by the son of a failed sweatshop owner."

Jeffrey M Kisling,
Palo Alto CA
"Now on to the work required. There is much repair to be done."

Maureen Dolan,
Chicago Illinois
"YES! Homeland Earth! Joy and Justice! Let's build the biggest people's movement!"

Michael Mandel
Port Washington NY

Dianne Varga
Vernon Canada

Larry Dolan
Plattsburgh Resonator New York

Barbara Anastasia
La Jolla CA

Richard Valentine
San Francisco California

Andre\' Blouin
Wilmington NC

Eric Barth
Kerrville None Texas

Carmen n\'ha Lydia,
Idanha Oregon
"we need to explore the idea of a Fair Tax. Go to fairtax.com for information about this plan. It's probably not perfect, but has some merit. Yes, we can."

Diane Beaulaurier
Placerville CA

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santa fe nm

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St. Paul MN

Jim Varn,
Greenwood MS
"Stop free market socialism! Say no to socialization of debt and privatization of profit."

Laraine Flemming,
Northford Connecticut
" Happy as I am about Obama's election, I think we do have to be vigilant that he sticks to his campaign promises since, god knows, the sharks will be circling trying to maintain the bastion of power and privilege, which started to be built under Reagan and reached a pinnacle of plunder and corruption under Bush. They aren't going to give up easily so neither should we."

Nancy Gadzuk
Wilmington North Carolina

Madeline Goldstein
Chicago IL

Jeanmarie Simpson,
Los Angeles WILPF CA
"Let's make it stick this time!"

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New Haven STM Mossouri
"Let the fat cats work out their own problems. Help the guy at the bottom!"

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Edmonton Alberta

Michael Angevine
Idanha Oregon

Jeff Goldman
Culver City CA

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Monmouth Illinois
"Slavery, Pollution, and Endless War are the inevitable manifestations of so called "Free Market Capitalism.""

Ross Tanenbaum
Kamuela HI

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Mentor Individual Ohio
"Single payer national health care for every citizen!!! Investment in solar and wind energy with tax incentives for individuals (not just businesses) that are significant enough to make conversion to green energy living affordable!! Invest in a public transportation infrastructure to rival that of European countries allowing us to compete!!Re-structure the public education system so funding and standards are handled at the Federal level (as in other democracies) so everyone has access to the same educational opportunities. A high school diploma should mean the same thing no matter where in the country it was earned."

Amanda Youngbar,
Severn MD
"green new deal!"

Doug Hanscom
Baltimore GM Autoworker Maryland

Jordan Alexander Terrell
Jacksonville Florida

Ian Iverson,
Royal Oak` MI
"The answer is socialism. Environmental, democratic socialism. Just as power naturally belongs to the masses, so does wealth! The environment is public property, and every time corporations treat it like private property, it is a crime against the planet and all life on it. The masses have the right to determine how their wealth is used, and have the right to protect their environment. The fact that people are forced to pay for clean water is a towering monument to the failure of the free market system. This is not a solution to the crisis; the real crisis is the permanent ecological damage that must not occur in the first place."

Barbara Wynroth
Burlington Vermont

Tracey Noblette,
Media concerned citizen PA
"The UK did it correctly. Why not the US??"

Eugenia Aledo
New York New York

von robinson
wappingers falls ny

Diana Fisher
Pittsburgh PA

Phillip R, DeBice,
Longwood retired firefigther Florida
"yes, we can!"

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Baltimore MD

Carl Gendvil`
Staten Island NY

Justin Ripley
Seattle Washington

Jason Stewart
Toronto ON

Eric Schwing,
Richmond Va
"Corporate socialism is really corporate fascism where social wealth is class configured by the state and corporations through class tyranny. Stop Fascism by stopping Corporate thugs"

Bill Buchner,
Idleyld Park Oregon
"Green jobs and retraining now!"

Andrew Kusatsu
San Diego CA

William Lundine
Lansing MI

Stuart Shadwell
Chicago IL

bill hay,
Soquel California
"Our fight is just beginning - and the Rahm Emanuel appointment says we are already losing."

Andrew Riplinger
Chicago IL

Allen Welsch
Seattle WA

Ildikó Kalapács
Spokane WA

Christ P. Davis
Milwaukee Wisconsin

Andrew Curtis
Jamaica Plain MA

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Short Hills NJ

Tom Stephens,
Detroit National Lawyers Guild Michigan
"Foreclosure relief & prevention, a Green New Deal, massive stimulus to the real economy for living wage jobs, and prosecution of bankster frauds"

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Germantown Naomi Kline Organization MD
"It's time to stop the profiteering."

DS,
Saint Clair MI
"Trickle-down is a failure! Nourish the grass-roots!"

Donald Dye
St Petersburg FL

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Middletown CA

Amrita Burdick
Kansas City Missouri

Connie M. Canney
Alachua Florida

Aaron A
Washington citizen DC

mike townsend,
springfield il.
"Stop this grand theft and win the support of a huge majority of ordinary citizens! Talk about an opportunity to build a new coalition! You want to set the national tone,this is a gift from God that will only come one time--NOW!!"

Derek Schmidt
San Francisco CA

John Waltz,
Princeton NJ
""Bankers" (the Boards, not just the CEO's) who have signed onto and accepted bailout funds from the Treasury are, right out of the block, stuffing their pockets and defiant about it when questioned about inappropriate use of taxpayer funds when it should be used for lending. They state it is for the "previous quarter" not the period in question. Well, if the last quarter was so great to allow bonuses, they do not need a bailout! Congress must step in and have a direct oversight committee to approve every transaction proposed by Treasury. Stop the treasonous pillaging now! Extend balout restrictions to ALL executives of financial institutions accepting Treasury assistance."

Mark Lindahl
Des Moines Iowa

Mark Wenberg
Chester Virginia

Atiya Ahsan
Minneapolis MN

Bosley Hiss
Cambridge MA

Raymond King
Long Beach CA

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Vancouver British Columbia

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Minneapolis MN

MIndy
Baltimore

Rob Parker,
Buckhannon WV
"Don't forget that Obama's top contributors where Wall Street, and the Democrats were just as complicit (in fact even more enthusiastic about approving the bailout) as the Republicans in all of this. All power to the people!!!"

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LA CA
"si si puedo!"

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Goshen New York
"When the Twin Towers were in their throes of collapse I thought, hm, there go the towers of casino capitalism, now maybe we'll get some relief. But no, the plunder still goes on."

William G. Prettie,
Edmonton Alberta
"Yes, now is the time to rewrite the social contract."

John Neal
Charlotte NC

Patricia Williamson
Seattle WA

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Bend Oregon

Jonathan Cook
Saint Paul Minnesota

Meg Brookover,
bend CODEPINK/Bend OR
"We are All One People."

Kathy Manley
Albany NY

Lee Herman
Las Cruces NM

Molly Tuttle
Gorham Maine

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Salt Lake City n/a Utah
"Keep it rolling."

James Pillsbury,
Derby Western Austalia
"American in Australia"

Sondra Alcantara,
Bethpage NY
"Important work to be done. Let`s get to it!"

Bill Heckler,
Lakewood Dis CO
"I am glad to see this website and I hope it can make a difference."

Ben,
Fletcher NC
"Stop the madness!!!"

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Los Angeles California

Jeni DeMarco
Nunda NY

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KATY TEXAS
"OUR HEALTH CARE IS A JOKE COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS."

Robert Werme,
Woodbury CT
"We have to put a tournaquet on this engineered hemorrage of the common wealth!"

marvin cohen & sally hayes,
walnut creek mt.diablo peace & justice center ca.
"support truth by investigating the many lies & crimes of the bush gang & indict for true justice for all support truth-investigate many lies & crimes of bush gang & indict, fine, & imprison to show the world that justice for all is not just rhetoric "

Doug Tarnopol
Cranston RI

Trudy Quaif
Delmar New York

Will Azada,
Knoxville TN
"Corporatism must STOP! Back to democracy for the people and by the people. "

Lisa Douglas,
Canada
"Stop the unregulated bailout of Wall St! Don't allow the laundering of your tax dollars by Bush and Co. to go ahead without regulations that stipulate how the billions can be used. Read the Shock Doctrine while you're at it."

David Veith,
New Braunfels TX
"Tragedy and Hope? Another US air raid on a wedding party in Afghanistan as we celebrate the election: http://www.truthout.org/110508R Please let us finally put an end to this insanity"

Larry Dicken
Secaucus New Jersey

Kevin Millsip
Vancouver Check Your Head

Lola Dalrymple
New York NY

Susan Sico,
Menlo Park CA
"We need to organize and work for the right change, one that will benefit everyone."

Lisa Asagi
Honolulu Hawaii

brett Ader
Tallahassee Fl

John Capillo
Berea KY

Terry Erickson,
San Francisco CA
"Stop corporate "bankruptcy" from ripping off the American people!"

Lambert Rochfort
Seattle WA

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New York NY

Phil Howell,
Brownsville citizen, soldier, patriot Texas
"I'm proud to be an American - not Democrat, not Republican, not black, not white, not brown - just an American who loves my country as stated in the Declaration of Independence: "...We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, ..." Let's roll up our sleeves and start working for America and all Americans."

Susan Tomlinson
London Freelance

Annie Levine
Saoc ME

Lew Church,
Portland PSU Progressive Student Union Oregon
"Support a Main Street Bailout! Extend unemployment benefits from 39 to 52 weeks. Expand food stamps. Have Congress also enact a second stimulus check to workers. Globally, per Naomi Klein/Medea Benjamin's organizing, support human rights, with a specific target. Boycott Coke-Odwalla for human rights and labor rights in Colombia -- the SINALTRAINAL Boycott. NYU, DePaul, Rutgers, Univ. of Illinois, Bryn Mawr and Smith, so far, have kicked Coke off campus!"

John Voorhees
Santa Fe NM

Don Marshall,
VAncouver B.C.
"Yes we can!"

Tom Marcinko,
Phoenix AZ
"Please read "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein. Thank you."

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Sharon Ct.

Joyce Wenberg
Richmond Va

David Ferreira,
Palm Bay Florida
"Obama is president, but we need keep the momentum going. I want all the above that this cause fights for and financial support for the development of worker cooperatives."

Patricia Beatman
Chester Retired Virginia

thomas yates,
madison wi
"put up or shut up - lets see some real change barack - pick volcker. lets rip the band aid off, and start the healing process."

pf soto,
cambridge rule19.org ma
"work for change; beware the P&J* Industry, who would mute it (* = 'Peace' & 'Justice')"

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Greenfield CA

Steven Hobbs
san carlos ca

Dolores Peers
Brooksville Florida

Dennis Seese
Charlottesville Virginia

Matt Wiener
Santa Barbara California

Joe Seeman
Ballston Spa NY

Gerald Anderson
Morro Bay CA

Emiliano Bonaparte,
Longwood FL
"The nonsense stops NOW"

Dr. Marti Smith,
Austin TX
"Bailout regular folks facing foreclosure, not the financial giants."

Terence Hamilton
Toronto Ontario

Thomas G Dickinson
MINNEAPOLIS MN

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Cleveland Ohio
"SPREAD THE WEALTH!"

Henry Klein,
Van Nuys CA
"Don't let the outgoing Bush Administration saddle us with yet another deficit poison pill before exiting the political stage. Make sure that there is money to actually do things that can save this country and the world."

Larry McClung,
Farmers Branch Brookhaven College Texas
"The most basic universal moral rule is to treat others the way you want to be treated. We all want fairness for ourselves, so we must demand it for the entire society."

Robert Pearre
New York City New York

Tanya Rodrigues,
Ottawa Student -University of Ottawa Ontario
" As a young Canadian I believe in a better tomorrow. I still hope that "democracy" is a means to social justice and not simply a rhetorical notion, as previously seen. May the new US administration step up and make clear their commitment to the destitute and excluded, at home and and abroad, by implementing socially sound policies. Tanya R Ottawa, Canada "

Denise Romesburg,
Phoenix AZ
"We need a new New Deal, not the same old stuff."

joan federman
stockton springs maine

Mike Butler
Black Mountain NC

Robert Halfhill
Minneapolis Minnesota

Daniel Harju
West Hollywood CA

Robert Markovic,
LOS ANGELES Volunteer, Campaign for Change CA
"We need a new "New Deal"."

Giovanna Lepore
Canaan Upstate NY I.W.W. NY

Robert Jenusaitis
Seattle WA

john breeding
austin texas

Juris Ahn,
San Francisco Dr. Concrescence California
"Now that their is a break in the storm of history- It is time for 'real' change"

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Davis CA

Frank J. Klein,
Pueblo CO.
"We need a real revolt."

Kent Bendall
Meriden CT

Pamela Hathaway
Concord Concord CAN MA

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Providence N/A RI

dustin wagner
brooklyn ny

Tony Stowers
Atlanta Georgia

Kevin Gosztola
Chicago OpEdNews.com IL

Nell Levin,
Nashville Tennessee Alliance for Progress TN
"Let's create a green for all economy that melds environmentalism and ending poverty in our country."

Marilyn Carr,
St. Lambert Quebec
"In support of your policies toward a fairer, greener, healthier & peaceful America."

Bertha Kriegler
schenectady new york

Darrell Sparks Hogge,
Farmington IVAW WA
""love is the every only god who spoke this world all glad and big...that man, may his mighty breifness dig" ee cummings"

Peter Hymmen
London Ontario

Geoffrey Pounder,
Rocky Mountain House Alberta, Canada
"Congratulations, USA. As Obama said, winning the White House is only the start. Now the battle for change begins. Don't let up now. The world is watching. Stay engaged! The world is depending on you."

Paula Z. Segal
Brooklyn CUNY School of Law NY

Ken Lauter,
Nacogdoches TX
"The bank bailout was theft, pure and simple-- paid to the thieves who caused the problem-- by STEALING!"

Benoit
Boston Global Justice Project MA

vanessa comola
poway california

Richard Martinez,
Montrose NY
"This is the right time to take advantage of all we've learned from the grass roots campaign built by our new president elect. Let's support him and his consistent message to improve our economy and country through a united effort one citizen at a time."

Seth Lewkow
culver city california

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Miyazaki, Japan zcommunications.org/znet PA
"Stop the taxmoney giveaway"

Mickey O\'Connor
Seattle Wa.

Steve Kane,
Thousand Oaks USA California
"If Naomi Klein is in that's good enough for me. What can I do to help? p.s. Maybe Obama will nominate Naomi to the World Bank or IMF."

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Santa Monica CA
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John Warren,
Toronto Alter ECo Environmental Folk Art Ontario, Canada
"This message to all peoples is the equivalent of a tectonic shift. The opportunity to create a equal and just society in human affairs has been grasped by the spirit of American people and touches the cord of the rest of the globe. Bravo!"

Ricky Grams
Berkeley CA

Wyatt Helin,
Seattle WA
"stop the pillage of non-rich America! "

Heather Rose,
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
"We need to create a sustainable economy that protects natural resources, public health and strengthens our communities."

Mandy
Austin Tx

Ann Cader
St. Paul MN

Mark Gerych
Reno Nevada

Linda Jansen
Seattle

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Maricopa AZ
"Is Goolsbee a true "Chicago Boy" too? Curious..."

Brandon Phillips
Ocean Springs MS

Hyla Bolsta
Fort Bragg CA

Sheri Hyde
Los Angeles CA

Larry Griffith
Portland Oregon

Michael Meehan,
Poughkeepsie Vassar College NY
"NOW is our chance to MAKE change for ourselves, our nation, and our pockets!"

Dan Rushing
Orlando Florida

Mallory Musser
Seattle WA

Nate ,
Bangor Maine Green Independent Party ME
"No more corporate welfare for those corporate welfare mofos."

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Fort Laramie Wyoming

Devon Nola,
Fort lauderdale CodePink FL
"The system was corrupt and broken and that's why it collapsed. Let it die in the water and let's start fresh and that isn't going to happen by enabling the criminals to do it again."

Rafael Sorkin,
Syracuse NY
"Left to his own devices, Obama will be another Clinton, or worse. He backed both the trillion dollar bailout and telecom immunity. Only agitation and relentless pressure from popular movements can elicit better leadership from him."

Jon Tornay
Saint Helena CA

Joseph,
Indianapolis None Indiana
"Those bourgeois bankers and investors can't get away with this! They got us into this mess, NOT the homeowners! Bail them out NOW instead!"

Deepak Sampathu,
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
"We need a Newer Deal to create green jobs - NO MORE HANDOUTS TO CORPORATE BIGWIGS"

Raymond Manker
Paradise Valley Arizona

Tony Mitre
Las Vegas NV

Maneesha Patel
new york ny

Jon Murphy,
Chenango Forks NY
"Socialism for the poor is frowned on...socialism for the rich is voted on."

Glen Hauer
Berkeley Jewish Voice for Peace CA

CEDRIC WARD,
ATHOL IDAHO
"There will be no free lunches. We have to pay down the debts we all have let accumulate. Both personal and government debt. WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT...and have all allowed these criminals who got into our government to steal us blind. There is no easy way out of this mess, so don't look for one. We owe more than we have in assets. What we do have is our ability to rebuild this country into the productive machine it once was. But we have to do it honestly and SHARE THE PROFITS with those WHO CREATE THEM. NOT just the manipulators at the top of the organization, who should only be compensated according to what they contribute to the production. And the WORKERS who do the WORK should have a DIRECT SAY in what management should receive in compensation."

Shane Billings
OR

Keith D Johnson,
Bloomington 47408 IN
"Let the people invest in a green economy. "

Victoria Wilson
Bainbridge Island WA

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Houston TX

Janene Swanson

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oakland ca

Michael Bongiorni,
San Francisco CA
"Do not let this moment pass! We can have a sustainable and just world in our lifetime."

David Andrew Roberts,
Redwood City CA
""I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs." Thomas Jefferson, Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin (1802) 3rd president of US (1743 - 1826) "

Brendan Stronge
Santa Rosa CA

Mike
Brooklyn NY

Daryl Hepting
Regina SK

shoshana simonson,
portland future forward or
"be the change you want to see!!"

parisa mirzadehgan
Playa del Rey CA

Chris Fisher
Petaluma California

Dr. Trevor Norris,
Toronto
"Why should the public pay for the greed, incompetence and dishonesty of bankers?"

Nicole Tancredi,
Largo FL
"Keep up the fight!"

Erik Mar,
Culver City Carde Ten Architects California
"Finance large scale buildouts of renewable energy infrastructure with cuts to the military budget"

Jacqui Burri,
Portland Oregon
"It is time to stop the greed . . ."

Jesse Yurow,
Baltimore YIPPIE! Maryland
"THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE...WORDS ARE MEANINGLESS WITHOUT ACTION AND THEATRE....TAKE IT TO THE STREETS!!!"

Kathleen Lynn
Quakertown PA

Steve Grey,
London, UK live|work
"What hits you, hits us!"

Annette M Klapstein,
Seattle WA
"Not another penny to Wall Street and the greedy fat cats who got us into this mess!"

Judy Christoper
Oakland CodePink CA

Joe Sonnefeldt
Mount Prospect IL

Ali Ahmad,
Chatsworth CA
"Chatsworth CA :)"

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Austin Austin Community College TX
"How to stop the transfer of public funds into the hands of turbo-captialists? An actual taxpaper revolt - refuse to pay taxes."

lee henderson
san francisco ca

Shelley Peirce,
La Mirada CA
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Scott Larson
Santa Rosa CA

Karl Huck,
Phoenix AZ
"our leaders need to follow their oath of office and serve the people over corporations"

jerome irwin
North Vancouver The Wild Gentle Press B.C. Canada

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Austin Texas
"Trickle down is such bullshit! Organize! Organize! Organize! for a better economy!"

Thomas E Harries,
Johnstown Pennsylvnia
"It was a necessary but not sufficient condition to elect Barack Obama. We did that. Now we must act to empower his agenda. The real evil in our society are the "men behind the curtain." Among them are the bankers. Please act to promote legislation to begin shutting them down by placing an embargo on the "bailout" funds unless and until they can be proven to be spent solely on serving the public interest--that is main street, not Wall Street."

Joanna Zilsel
Gibsons British Columbia

Calvin Sweeney,
Anchorage Alaska
"We need change, and not just small change, but large change. Start with reducing the military budget to no-more than 20% of our budget and add back in 15% for humanitarian global projects--yes, let's make America synonymous with a greatness; that is just one way. The other military savings lets put toward a single payer health care system. I'll stop at three for now, but clearly we need to get more control over the corporations, which includes no more bailout money too. Thanks for listening. "

Jacob Shotwell
Tempe Arizona

Paul Knapton
Streamwood IL

charles cowie
los angeles ca

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Johannesburg South Africa
"NO to a bailout, giving America a healthy economy, will also benefit the rest of the world.."

mynalee johnstone,
saltspring island bc
"It is morally wrong to continue to support the wealthy while millions of Americans are denied living wages,adequate housing and healthcare."

Phil Prince,
San Jose California
"We need to get this moving while people are still engaged..."

Philip Roggow
Mission Viejo CA

Ted Brucker
Denver CO

Matt Genner

stephen Shelton
oakland CA

Mark Lester
Pieterburen The Netherlands

Michael Bagdes,
atlanta Ga.
"Our children deserve this kind of debt?"

Tracy Larkins,
Los Angeles KPFK Local Station Board Listener-Elected Member California
"These economic crimes ultimately equal genocide by homelessness/starvation for millions. Educate your family, friends, neighbors. It must be stopped now."

cary brief,
raleigh PFAW NC
"Stop Bush from his final looting - enough is enough. HE needs to be impeached already"

Alfredo Ramirez
San Antonio Texas

Douglas Roycroft,
Fort Bragg Industrial Workers of the World California
"When the American people wanted health care for all, what the government gave them was poor mouth. when the banksters want to cover their bad debts, Hey, Presto! Here the money is! They make off with a 700billion-with-a-b lolly, which is safely in numbered accounts offshore by now. Every one of those 700B notes represents a debt owed by the taxpayer. And not a copper clad penny to help the victims of this malfeasance. What an unconscionable rip-off. Don't give them a bail-out, and don't give them bail."

Chad Downs
Oakland CA

Wilson Chin
Seattle community Washington

julie r butler,
Valdosta ga
"Help Georgia defeat Saxby Chambliss in the run-off election on December 1!"

Rohan Sabnis
Claremont CA

Patricia Storace
New York NY

E.Westhoff
Leersum Netherlands

Marta Dee
Windsor CA

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Wellman U of I Iowa
"action now"

Steve Racz,
Christchurch, New Zealand
"End corporatocracy, restore democracy"

Aaron Stark
Ypsilanti MI

Pellerin,
Strasbourg France
"Parce que les États-Unis d'Amérique font un exemple pour le monde, l'Europe, la France."

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Orono ME
"Now's the time to apply pressure to Obama, to prevent him from caving under corporate pressure and shifting to the right like Clinton did. I detect a kernel of leftward sentiment in Obama, but it's up to us to dig it out of him and help it grow."

Richard Macatee,
Martinsburg WV
"We need to create enough well-paying jobs to enable consumers to sustain our economy. "

paul caven,
newcastle upon tyne self employed childcare provider tyne and wear, england
"I'm a Scotsman, living in England and watching events unfold in your country with great hope. It's a brilliant thing that you have done, putting Obama in power and rejecting the terribly selfish and damaging policies of Bush and his cronies. From where I'm standing, NOW really is the time for ordinary Americans to stand up and demand better from your politicians. Starting NOW, with this shockingly greedy bailout deal. "

Kristin Bowtell
London United Kingdom

Jesus Nieto,
La Mesa San Diego State University CA
"Time for Justice!"

Pat Williams
Gravel Switch KY

Burt Fischer
Sacramento CA

Gail WInkelman
Gilford NH

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Paducah kY
"It's about time!"

kate ,
london contaminant media ny
"Time for a 21st century green america..."

Dan Cowan
Pfafftown NC

Mark E. Smith,
San Diego CA
"Towards citizen-owned, transparent, participatory democracy -- a government of the people, by the people, and FOR THE PEOPLE!"

James Miller,
Green Cove Springs Florida
"I can think of no more important beginning for an Obama administration truly bent on making real change. I can think of no surer way to shake public confidence than to allow this to continue."

Brandon Abbs
Boston MA

Paul D Streur, Sr.,
Holland Michigan
"Stop the Bush raid to "bail out Wall Street""

Eldon Nason,
Portage American Citizen ME
"Rebuild Main Street - It's time for Trickle Up Economics!"

Nick Freeman,
San Francisco Citizens for fiscal sanity CA
"Sacrifice is requisite to restore fiscal equilibrium to our financial institutions. The mental image produced by this unfair and flawed scheme is the fox in the henhouse with a mouth full of feathers. Impact from this injurious low-blow to the nation shall serve to further restrict options, reward cronies, advance the criminally corrupt and cynical concept that government is the problem. This result comes from allowing the barbarians to guard the antiquities. As Rumsfeld said regarding US indifference to the post invasion looting of museums, "Stuff happens". "The Administration seems giddy with a discovery familiar in the palaces of certain despots: yes, you can just print the bills on your own presses and hand them out to your friends." Steve Coll. Pull the stop cord on this gravy train."

Wilma Ralls,
Rohnert Park Progressive Democrats of Ametica CA
"We have the opportunity right now to push a progressive agenda for America. Now it begins by mobilizing the people who voted for Obama and Change."

Mark Weber
Paris, France

Thomas S. Brown,
Port Orange Florida
"Let's hope the FBI's alleged investigation of Wall Street includes monitoring the Bush cronies in their final weeks of power. "

Kim Gelinas
West Springfield MA

Rodger H. Kroell
Ventura CA

Carolyn Small
Newtown Small people against greed PA

Glenn Maillard
Yaphank NY

Zoe Jilleen
Pittsfield MA

Adela Hubers,
Winsted CT
"Time to stop feeding the Wall Street Weasels and demand a sustainable living income for all."

Ken Davenport
Cary NC

Terry Knight
London, UK

Gregory Chamberlin
Hopkins Minnesota

garret o\'fachtna,
ballygally co. antrim
"People not profit!!"

Carlos R. Lugo-Ortiz
San German Puerto Rico

Marylin Kraker,
Fremont MI
"Yes!"

nancy Gold,
sarasota fl
"Yes, we can take our country back!"

E. MacNabb
Perryville KY

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Coconut Creek FL
"Give the people a chance to get back on their feet"

Bob Clark
St Joseph Mi

Russell Seaver
Largo Florida

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Canton Ms

Theron P. Snell,
Racine WI
"We need to look to the New Deal for inspiratioin to think outside the box of "free market." It can never be free, nor is it a "natural' force. It is a man-made construction. Look to the co-op movement, sustainable agriculture, local grown food movements, the CCC and other systems from the old "new" Deal. Look to local actions. Volunteer, work with neighborhood associations etc."

Nancy K. Flanigan,
Lantana Florida
"Let's not forget to hold the credit derivative swap folks responsible ($$$) as they essentially perpetuated the mortgage "crisis" with help from proponents of the "ownership society". Thanks!"

RICHARD ,
FORT WHITE FL
"TIME IS OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, SOONER WE GET STARTED WE CAN KEEP THE BALL ROLLING. THANK YOU RICHARD "

Diane Souza-Chatman

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Smiths Falls Ontario
"Let's get it right people - we are the change."

Steven Shafarman,
Washington Income Security Institute DC
"Guaranteed income was a mainstream idea in the 1960s, when supporters included moderate Democrats and moderate Republicans. Let's make it happen. The updated plan is in a new book, Peaceful, Positive Revolution. Also visit www.USBIG.net, the home of the US Basic Income Guarantee Network "

Peter & Pamela Martin
Plymouth NH

alice slater
New York Nuclear Age Peace Fdn NY

Karin Jonch-Clausen
Milwaukee Wisconsin

Bahman Mahdavi
Newfane VT

talia braude
brooklyn ny

Mary Coral,
Lawrence, retired Kansas
"No more money to corrupt corporations. Now is the time for action. Why wait until January?"

Richard Woodville
Bordeaux, France

Alex Baron
Houston Tx

Jeff Donner,
Richmond VA
"We've already seen that they won't lend it, we need it for better things. "

Dennis J Nolan
Sun CityWest Kanto Gakuin University Arizona

Vitae Bergman,
Timbervile VA
"The real work begins, and this petition is only the first step. I'm prepared to march on Washington when the time comes, and the time is now. We need to spend the billions on universal health care Canadian style, universal education and environmental imperatives European style, and equal rights for all, including gay marriage."

John Hefter,
milwaukee Citizen WI
"My social security and meager pension are insufficient to pay for higher local taxes. Because the Federal Government is under-funding all local infrastructure, Main Street pays; Wall street gets paid."

Dave Wright
Boulder CO

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North Brunswick NJ N/A NJ
"We must get this to the new President elect and also to his "new" would be Treasury Secretary. An open letter in NY Times would be appropriate !!"

Kyle Umphenour
Joplin MO

Alan Aja
Brooklyn City University of New York-Brooklyn College New York

Pamela Bird
Topsham Maine

Joyce K Reynolds,
Ft. Lauderdale FL
"We've got to keep working to REVERSE ALL THE CRIMES of the Bush adminstration and save our country, our world and our planet. "

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SOUTH BURLINGTON VT

Barbara Capron
Stratham none New Hampshire

Robert Abrams
sacramento CA

Vello Ruus
Helsinki, Finland University of Helsinki

Michael Guerette
Cherry Grove NY

Gregg Bender,
Charles Town WV
"It's time for Main Street to get some real help. "

Susan Edwards,
Fort Collins CO
"and in my town, too: "That, for me, was D.C. last night [Nov 4'08]. Of course the dynamics of wealth and privilege that define the city are still intact. But for one night the people holding open the doors were a hell of a lot happier than the ones walking through them." Keep the pressure/support on our new President, to quote a poster here, "...pour le monde, l'Europe,..." and for all of U.S. who MAKE the money that enables Wall Street's role."

Joan Arlette,
Richfield Wisconsin
"We must protect the generations that follow us."

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Bronx New York

James Stone
Charleston WV

Cheryl Best
sparks Nevada

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Bronx New York

Robert Ramirez
Castle Rock CO

Marie Clements,
Albuquerque New Mexico
"we the people no more me, me, me we the people"

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Jacksonville FL
"It's a new day--a new world"

Robin Brooks,
Topsham Maine
"It is time for us to address the real needs of all of the American people including and especially the working poor. Let's use the money to provide health care for everyone! "

Gerry Alpizar,
Traverse City MI
"The bailout money is being used to buy up smaller banks. No credit relief is being offered and all the companies that needed credit to make payroll suddenly disappeared? They are looting our treasury and setting us up for the grand scam of slipping in the AMERO anytime now. I remain hopeful with the new president elect but ever vigilant. NO MORE NEVER AGAIN!"

Jodie Atkinson,
Noblesville IN
"Green Jobs Now! Lift the CITIZENS of America out of poverty by creating a New Deal type program focused on rebuilding our infrastructure in a green manner. END CORPORATE WELFARE!"

Benjamin Berliner
Hobart New York

Sarah Swisher,
New York NY
"It was always all about stuff & all the rest was smoke."

Beth Rockwell,
Erie PA
"Quick, fix the built-in transfer of public wealth to private interests before Bush leaves office!"

Linda D Mansker, PhD,
Tulsa Oklahoma
"This hand-over of what's left of the American Treasury to Wall Street is nothing less than grand theft - and totally uncalled for, in a 'so-called' free market. For once, let wall street reap the consequences of its reckless behavior, and learn to retrench, like the rest of us have to, when we make bad decisions."

Ann Bernard,
Kankakeel Member, Kankakee County Board IL
"It is important that we, the people, push back. In my 12 years on the Kankakee County Board, I have seen public dollars go to expand our jail and give tax breaks to low-wage retail firms. While a select few office holders were given double-digit salary increases and lavish pensions, our metropolitan area remains among the bottom in wages. Our unemployment rate has been well above the national average for years. I am worried about the pressure that corporate and special interest will place on our newly elected (and re-elected officials) from the top down. It's time to push back now, and provide services that benefit the public good, not the insiders! We can make a difference!"

John P. Pinezich

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Sauk Centre MN
"If not now, when? We can make a difference!"

Kim Hess
painesville ohio

patty vedros,
kansas city mo us citizen MO
"whoever organized this movement, thank you. count me in."

Gerald Schwab,
Surprise AZ
"We need a new New Deal and a recommitment to the Keynesian principles that pulled us out of the Great Depression."

Frank Gallinagh
Leonia IUOE Local 94 NJ

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ft lauderdale fl
"Stop the stealing and money laundering in Iraq. Stop all wars"

tritta neveleff
raymond MS

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Newbury VT

Claude Crider,
Waleska GA
"Let's get to work."

Kenneth Kazmerski,
Cocoa Beach Florida
"By first saving Main Street, we will indirectly be saving Wall Street."

Chad K. Park
Tucson AZ

Jessie Handley
Smyrna Tenn

Nancy Hogan
Asheville NC

leslie shade
Montreal QC professor

Tom Perkins
Smiley Retired TX.

Rebecca Backman
Andover MA

Barry Johnston-Spooner,
London Freedom Associates Therapy Ontario
"It is definitely time to be "Switching Off Autopilot". We Can do this..."

Sandra Pesce
Massapequa Park NY

Carole Roy
Antigonish Nova Scotia

Carol Adams,
plantsville CT
"hold true to your genuinely progressive agenda Obama- don't turn your back on the working class now and cave in to corporate interests"

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Chicago IL
"CANCEL the Milton Friedman Institute planned for the University of Chicago!"

William Clements
Buda Texas

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Joanna Salerno,
Ft Myers FSMTA Florida
"Time for us to wake up"

Seldon Irvine
Dunedin Fl.

Calvin B Cobb
McCormick None SC

lucy grindhammer
provincetown MA

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Arlington Self VA

Franciska Farkas
Baltimore MD

Aimee Pohl
Baltimore Maryland

Enzo Piccone
Clearwater Florida

SAM RONDAS,
SPARKS NEVADA
"TAKE 1 MINUTE AND FILL OUT INFO BELOW & SEND TO OTHERS....WE'VE ALREADY SEEN 2 "BAILOUT-EES" WASTE 1/2 BILLION $ ON CELEBRATIONS... WE TAXPAYERS WILL ALSO BE CHARGED "INTEREST" ON OUR TAX DOLLARS BEING USED TO BAILOUT THE SAME PEOPLE WHO BEEN ROBBING US ALREADY.. "

Fernanda Maruri
Nashville TN

Robert Bisson,
Stuyvesant NY
"No more give-aways to the fat cats!"

Dwight E. Johnson,
Bellingham WA
"Stop "spreading the wealth around" among wealthy criminals!"

irene arnold,
plantation fl.
"please help us take our country back"

Gord Hagan
Toronto ON

Peter Palmer
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Northumbria University the UK

tracy rosen,
richmond New Moon Ranch vt
"give the little guy a level playing field. "

Henry W. Peters,
Ewen Michigan
"The "giveaway" did not start with the bailout. Consider, for example, the "giveaway" occurring with our National Forest System: this gave the illusion of unlimited building resources."

Yashi Hoffman
Garberville CA ChautauquaNatural Foods CA

Michael Gratz
Saint Louis MO

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Overland Park KS

Daphne Braswell
Forest City private citizen North Carolina

K. Medford Moreland
Lexington KY

Sharon Zeugin
Austin texas

Judy Lonning
Des Moines IA

Ellie Becher
Orchard Park New York

Shirley Gregory,
Navarre FL
"A New Deal (and a green one at that) is the only way forward."

AndreaDenise C.,
Bronx NY
"Out with the old and in with the new! "

Adelheid Mers
Chicago IL

Mel Maia
Warren RI

Richard W. Shuebrt,
Traverse City Michigan For Peace
"Justice Now!"

Myrna Sak
Saratoga Springs New York

Alexandra Ward,
Atlanta Georgia
"Please somebody send the entire Cheney/Bush administration to jail"

Keith
Chicago IL

rachel
madison wisconsin

reed mollins
new york the wayfinder experience ny

Bill Parton
Russellville AR

Ezra Houser,
Toronto/Home city:Indianapolis ON/IN
"It's time for backbone and bootstraps "

Mary Randall
Boulder CO

MaryAnn Kiehlmeier
Edinboro PA

Anita Culp
brooklyn ny

Linda Whedbee,
Fort Collins Colorado
"It would be nice to see a return to, "We the People...," instead of, "We the Corporations..." Let's regulate corporations again and stop all of this socialized corporate medical assistance."

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Elgin Illinois

L Carlene Raper
Putney VT

Jerry Best
penrose co

Amy Harlib,
New York NY
"Restore the GLASS/STEAGALL ACT and FDR's New Deal regulations and progressive taxes including STETS. GREEN THE ECONOMY! END INSANE ENDLESS GROWTH ONA FINITE PLANET. REDUCE, RE-USE AND RECYCLE AND PROFIT FROM SOLAR, WIND, TIDAL AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY."

Darcia Narvaez
South Bend IN

Shari Scofield,
Harrisonburg academics/student affairs VA
"dream the big dream of a sustainable, equitable, and peaceful new world!"

Jérôme Décarie,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec Québec
"They have dropped all sense of restrain. They openly empty the public treasury and grant themselves with astronomic wealth. They have no shame in brigning their own population on their knees. Perhaps Bush will repeat the Nixon phrase:"I am not a crook". Indeed, you are!!!"

Bill McAfee
Austin TX

Ron Crum
Columbus Ohio

John Pearson
Malmo Sweden

Randall K. James,
Oberlin OH
"Stop this flesing of America"

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Denver Colorado

Yetvart Hosepyan
Vancouver BC, Canada

Clare Overlander,
Schroon Lake NY
"Great Initiative!"

ERIC OLSEN

Carla Strong
Rhinelander citizen-retired Wisconsin

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Loveland CO
"Congress, The American people gave you the benefit of the doubt in your decision to pass this bailout. It is revealing itself as something other than helpful to the whole. Now, we fully expect that measures will be taken to insure that our faith in you is justified BEFORE our $$ has been spent on more of the same old trickle-down dynamics."

Letitia Johnson
Brandon Florida

Kenneth Sholl
West Islip NY

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Denver CO
"Count me in to help and get the word out."

C.S. Oglesby,
Mt. Crawford James Madison University VA
"The first step in this change is to change the mindset - to work together, rather than 'fight,' which only perpetuates America's long tradition of having a War on This, a War on That. When we trade in the old warring world view's negative energy for persistent confidence, diligence, simplicity, clarity, optimism and care then we will have a chance of success. Check out Paul Hawken's book, 'Blessed Unrest,' for a summary of the evolution of a just organizational movement and new way of thinking here in the States, and the Transition Towns effort coming out of Totnes, England, that might allow us to power down with dignity and compassion for all. Oh, and see the documentary 'The Power of Community, How Cuba Survived Peak Oil." Somebody (sorry I don't know who but it's too good not to pass on) said ... "When the power of love exceeds the love of power, there will be peace in the world." Let's work together."

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Redding, CA CA
"We need a new New Deal - don't allow the Bush administration to dodge their accountability! Keep Obama accountable to his promises of hope and ensure the Dems don't become as corrupt as the republicans. Name is NOT placed because of fear of retaliation from Bush authoritarians. "

Steve Scott,
Appleton Wi
"It is my duty to hold myself as well as others accountable for their actions, only then can we live free and fearless. Mr. Obama, hold yourself accountable, and to us 'We the People'..."

eve curtis,
Waban MA
"It's time to go green and help everyone in the process. "

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concord MA

Max Rivlin-Nadler
Queens NY

Robert Kocik,
Brooklyn Poet Pressure Group NY
"This 700 B is the only budget we'll ever have for bottom-up change."

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Tucson Az.

Chris Fenton
Shelton WA

Tessa Pitre
Santa Cruz CA

Brett Nerad
Chicago IL

Frank Paul Miello II,
Staten Island NY
"I am outraged b the bail out and truly wish to help in any way i can."

louis wilker
asheville retired

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charles Twon WV
"Now, not January, is the time to start enacting our hopes for change. Please let's not sit back on our clouds. Time for action !!"

Saadia Toor
Jersey City CUNY

Nicholas Smaligo
Carbondale IL

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Running Springs CA
"Stop the corporate bailout! "

Robert Hutchins,
Sebastopol California
"USA has overconsumed in all ways. Take action to regain equality, health and clean environments. A basic restructuring of finances, resources and opportunity is required."

James Ladrigan
Lawrenceville Ga

Kenneth Nicholson
Alamogordo New Mexico

Gregory Kruse,
Morrison Illinois
"Let's not be fooled by the hypocritical fascade presented by Bush and McCain. They are not quitters, especially when there is so much wealth is in flux. Flux is what made so many Wall Streeters rich, and that money is not coming back into my 401k."

Dr. Ed Moles,
Modesto California
"The next target will be social security and medicare. This has to be stopped for the future of our children and grandchildren."

Larry Watkins
Jacksonville Florida

Crystal Menick
Whittier NC

Susan J Beattie
Battle Ground Schools for Chiapas WA

Grignon,
Oakville Ontario
"Nomore Friedman ideology, we need more power, rights and regulations to get rid of their catastrophic criminal madness!"

Michelle McKinney,
Decatur IL
"Great leaders with powerful visions do not bow to special interests. Keep your eyes on the vision and the middle class in mind."

Gayle Canning
Calabasas California

Gary Beckerman
Santa Ynez Self Employed CA

Donald Groff
Brookfield CT.

Joseph Gasperino,
San Deigo Califorina
"We need to start now. No time to waste reveling in President Obama's election. The fight is not over is has jsut begun. Solidarity"

Ana Raposo
Lisbon NOT US - PORTUGAL

Jeff Bucove,
Victoria, BC Canada
"Expat in Victoria BC. Please pursue the high crimes trials. I voted in Arizona for you sir!"

Shelagh Davis,
Philadelphia None Pennsylvania
"I made calls to politicians before the bailout was passed. I did not approve of the bailout. Apparently, the public's voice which overwhelmingly spoke against this "armed hold-up" was ignored. I describe the bailout as a "hold-up" because it occurred without notice, it was a street robbery filmed by cSpan. How ridiculous it would be to believe the financial entrepeneurs did not know what was going on. Ponzi schemes are obvious to anyone involved in them. Passing around and re-re-selling financial instruments wrapped in hundreds of pages of legal nonsense is no defense for innocence. Most people who commit a crime are informed by the justice system representatives that claiming ignorance is no defense. Why is it that the supposedly brilliant minds get to claim ignorance of their daily buying and selling of nothing. Money is simply paper. That is all it is. Power is the real bargaining chip. As a well known Ivy League Economist told me personally, "Poor people are stupid." His favorite song lines were, "Money for nothing and your chicks for free." Congratulations to the theives. I can imagine how arrogant you all are. "

Larry Ketelaar
San Francisco CA

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Arlington VA
"Business As Usual is not working for America or for the world. It's time to try something that will work better."

Kelly Anderson
New York NY Hunter College, CUNY

Chad Stemm,
Vancouver ECA WA
"Earth Community Alliance"

Mary Wilson
Austin SXSW Texas

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Linda Grubbs
Oak Ridge NC

Thomas Herring,
Vashon Green Party WA
"No bail for robbers"

Carly Poff,
Pittsburgh PA
"Here's to accountability!"

Jessica Threlkeld,
Firestone CO
"Finally we will have a chance to undo the bush regime damages.. It will be a long hard road, and we as a nation must work together if we are to recover and stand proud to be an american again."

Mark M. Grossman
Brookline MA

micki jackson
Bellingham WA

Shane Aspegren
Norwalk CT

Marjorie Coughlin,
High Point North Carolina
"Is this a reverse sort of socialism? What would you call the kind of government that engineered this "bailout"? Corporatocracy? Plutocracy? Kleptocracy? It is definitely not a democracy because in a democracy, you get to have a say in where your tax dollars go. It's time someone stood up for the backbone of America. If no one in the middle class can afford the new TVs, new cars, and new homes then our economy is going to go straight down the drain. Apparently, the Kleptocrats leaving office never thought of that."

Kathryn Liedel
Bend OR

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Juergen P.Kraus
Hot Springs AR

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ROMA SIMPSON ITALIA
"SALVA IL TUO MONDO"

Maryanne Appel
Garnet Valley PA

Carol McAnulty,
Beulah MI
"People first, corporations a far distant second!"

Cindy Casselman
La Jolla Attorney at Law California

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Kansas City Missouri

Cecilia Dougherty
Erdenheim PA

Betty McElhill
Los Osos CA

Jay Rosenstein
champaign IL

Julie Rock
Blacksburg VA

William B. Pettinger Sr.,
Phoenix AZ
" If this bailout is not controlled we will see the ideas and plans put forth by Obama fall to the wayside due to lack of funds. This is one way the Republicans can set themselves up for a run to the Whitehouse citing Obama's lack of keeping his promises. "

Patricia S. Mann
New York New York

Victoria Conner
Valencia CA

Steve Wise
Atlanta

Susan Cobb,
Brookfield VT
"It's good to feel hopeful!"

Portia M. Sinnott
Sebastopol CA

Anastasia Kayiatos
San Francisco UC Berkeley CA

Anne Craig
Asheville North Carolin

alan j baer
phila. PA

ANN HAMMOND
Garberville CA

Jerry

Amy Rhodes,
Alpharetta GA
"End the corporate takeover of our gov't! Stop -and reverse- the destruction of our planet! Bring our jobs back to America!"

Jeff Kueny
La Crosse Wisconsin

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center valley pa

Jeremy Keng
Giddings TX

Jacob Johnston
Allston Ma

Fran Mitkowski
Orangeburg NY

Susan Koppelman
Tucson

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St. Louis MO

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Crestone Tierra Ecological Consultants Colorado

John Tinston
Ridgewood NJ

Tracy moscato
Winthrop MA

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Minneapolis MN

Ellen Hastay
Forest Grove Oregon

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Groton MA

Judy Anderson,
Vancouver Washington
"I'm tired of the elite and corporations taking everything we have and putting more taxes onto the responsibility of the middle class. It has to stop and now!!! infowars.com; truthalliance.com; USA now the Obamanation, Illuminati and elites are always the real winners in elections, politicians ruled behind the scenes by the powerful, gold and silver futures have been suppressed, more economic bubbles coming, stock market losses to reduce global wealth by trillions Congratulations, America. You are now officially the Obamanation. Not that you had any other realistic choices. And the only other viable alternative, McCain, was no better than Obama. He will now be forced to do as he is told under threat of exposure, and will have no independent latitude to make decisions concerning anything which the Illuminati care about. Biden will be his handler just as Cheney was, and continues to be, Caligula's handler. In fact, that's why Biden, a fervent and hardened Illuminist, was chosen as VP. The October Surprise also explains why Palin was chosen as VP for McCain. McCain and Palin were never seriously in contention due to the coming October Surprise, so this gave the Illuminists a chance to cater to the Christian Right without any worries about Palin ever becoming President in the event that McCain could no longer serve in that capacity. Once again, the naive and fawning Christian Right got all excited over being patronized in yet another false-flag overture to Christians. The Palin nomination was intended as a plug for incumbent traitors in Congress who had electorates filled with Christian voters. The idea was to energize these Christian voters so as to help these incumbents get reelected. In this manner, the evil Illuminists attempted to keep the best government officials that money could buy in office, while the government officials who were up for reelection attempted to keep their established system of embedded graft and corruption going. Apparently, despite all that has happened, the Christian Right still can't recognize a wolf in sheep's clothing, nor are they able to perceive when they are being led down a garden path. With that kind of gullible leadership, Christianity is doomed in the US. In time, we will become just like Europe, unless God intervenes with an Exodus-like series of miracles to spark a Christian revival, because that is what it will probably take to wake up our sleeping Christian leaders. We would like to rejoice with our black citizens about the election of our first black President, but we believe that this victory will be bittersweet, or perhaps even Pyrrhic in nature. Had Martin Luther King been elected, we could have rejoiced with you. But in case you hadn't noticed, Mr. King, whose thoughts and philosophy were the antithesis of those held by the Illuminati, ended up being assassinated by them, while by contrast, Mr. Obama, an elitist bootlicker who surrounds himself with upper tier Illuminist advisors like Brzezinski, Buffett, Volcker, Rubin and Anderson, and who kow-tows to the same evil Illuminist scum who are financing his Jimmy-Carter-like campaign out of obscurity, ended up being elected President of the United States. This shows you, in no uncertain terms, how corrupt the system really is. We judge people by the content of their character as Dr. King suggested, and based on Mr. Obama's campaign associations alone, we would have to conclude that his character is not a good one. His support of Fannie and Freddie in the face of their obvious bankruptcy, and his number one spot as the target of Fannie and Freddie campaign contribution largesse, puts the icing on the cake, as does his support of Mr. Odinga, whose attempted coup in Kenya has resulted in the destruction of 800 Christian churches and the murders of hundreds of Christian Kenyans, events which were totally suppressed by the fane-stream media. He is not Dr. King. In fact, he is the precise opposite of Dr. King, who preferred peace over militancy. Worse yet, we note that the current group of Illuminati are the most virulent racists of all time. They make Hitler look like a civil rights leader. What may be happening here is that these fiends are trying to associate what will be the worst economic, social and political times ever suffered by Americans, which these elitists have malevolently and intentionally orchestrated to bring America to its knees and to pave the way for world government, with a black Presidency. In one brilliant master stroke, they will take all the misery they have created to push us into a corporatist, fascist police state, and place it on the head of a black President. In addition, they will make sure that his Presidency is a disaster and that it does not succeed. Obama will be in over his head, and due to his compromised position regarding his citizenship, he will do whatever they tell him to do, and none of it will work. That is because it is not supposed to work. They want to bring you to your knees so you will bow down to the new self-proclaimed masters of the universe as the old Goldilocks Matrix is discarded and the new corporatist, fascist police state is substituted in its place. Our question is: Does Obama know this, or is he about to get the surprise of his life? Is he a patsy, or is he a player? If he is trying to be a player, we can assure him he will never be accepted by the masters of virulent racism. Note how well this association of national disaster with a black Presidency will play into the rhetoric of white supremacists. White supremacists will be in state of nirvana. Like Pavlov's dogs, the sheople are conditioned to come bleating to the voting polls on Election Day to cast their vote for reprobate A, or for reprobate B. They think they are making a choice, but for most part, in the important campaigns like President of the US and many other major state and federal elective positions, the choice has already been made for them. Pick Illuminist Skull and Bones candidate A, or pick Illuminist Skull and Bones candidate B, ala Bush against Kerry. Either way, we win. Candidate A will promote items "a" through "m" of our agenda, and candidate B will promote items "n" through "z" of our agenda. Thus, ergo, our agenda is always moving forward, no matter who gets into office. Come, come, our little sheople. Come into the voting booths and choose your poison, errrrrrr, politician. (Bah-ah-ah-ah-ah). Come, come, our little sheople. Pick the person who will slaughter you. (Baaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!) Oh, how silly of us. Did we say "slaughter?" Oh, we are so very sorry, we meant to say "water." That's right, pick the person who will water you. Please forgive us for that little Freudian slip. (Bah-ah-ah-ah-ah). The candidates will always tell you what you want to hear, and then they will do exactly as they are told by their Illuminist handlers, which is usually quite different from what was promised during campaign rhetoric. That is why there is not a dime's bit of difference between Jackasses and Dumbos. They must do as they are told, or they are sent on a trip to Dallas, or on a plane ride over Martha's Vineyard. Politicians blab away, talking about what is on their party's agenda, and then they are told what to do by those in our shadow government who run the whole agenda, which is of course divided between the two parties. We promise Mr. Obama that we will never listen to what he says, but will we watch what he does like a hawk. We will burn away all the Illuminist lies and webs of deceit which are woven around his actions to obscure and to obfuscate their true nature and purpose. We will give him a chance like anyone else and we will be his supporter if he is honest and forthright. But we will be his worst nightmare if he tries to get "cute" with the American people. We will expose what he is doing and lay it bare to the American public. If he is not being honest we will see right through it, and then tell you, our subscribers, how things really are. This is what we have done over the course of the past ten Presidential Administrations preceding Obama's coming Administration, and is what we will continue to do. Remember, Mr. Obama, we have been doing this for over 50 years and we know their agenda and how they operate far better than you do. We can also assure you that they are not telling you everything they plan to do. You could not take the shock. You might even be enraged. They will tell you what is coming on an as-needed basis. Obama will now put the finishing touches on the destruction of America which was started in earnest under the previous trilogy of traitors, or triad of trouble, which commenced with the Administration of Bohemian Bush, Sr., continued with vigor under Slick Willie Clinton, and then was nearly completed during the epically catastrophic Caligula administration, which we note is still not finished with its skullduggery, and won't be until Caligula leaves office, if ever. Could it be that Obama be booted out based on his citizenship issues, thus enraging black citizens by dispossessing them, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and leading to riots, civil unrest and martial law, which would mean that Caligula would get to stay in office until Biden took over. Perhaps it turns out that Biden, and not McCain or Obama, was the real Manchurian Candidate after all. What happens when a standing President declares martial law, the President-elect is ousted, and the Vice-President-elect takes the President-elects place? Who prevails? Bush or Biden? Either way, we lose. We note that the last thing Bush wants is to leave power and not have the ability to stop another Administration, or a people's committee, from conducting a real 911 investigation. The above are just a few of the possible scenarios, which the Illuminists could force on us in order to implement martial law and a feudal, Orwellian police state. Who knows what could happen as long as these Illuminist sociopaths are running our shadow government? Never underestimate the cleverness of these megalomaniacal, satanic trillionaires, whose intelligence is powered by supernatural forces of evil and darkness. Next comes another major war to distract us from the destruction of our economy, and to destroy our military so we have no defense against foreign troops or against both foreign and domestic mercenaries. We also note that Obama has promised a new national draft so that your children get to be cannon fodder for the fun and profit of the US military-industrial complex and so they also get to become the objects of persecution and terrorist retribution overseas as they are forced to stick their noses into everyone else's business where they do not belong. Even if they end the war in Iraq and divvy it up with big oil while retaining a mercenary force, rest assured that they will move on to the next war or escalation in Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, in the Balkans, or on the Russian border. Who knows with these maniacs? This is the end of our society as we know it. This is the Fall of the House of Usher. The prices of gold and silver futures have been suppressed to such an extent by the Illuminists within the Treasury Department that there is a stampede out of gold and silver futures, an event that could lead to default. As you all know physical gold and silver are in short supply and we are seeing higher premiums. At the same time the rigged futures market is just the opposite. All throughout history good money, gold, has driven out bad, fiat, and that is why the gold and silver futures market will either collapse because no one will play anymore, or they will default as a result of inability to deliver. Gold is a 2-edged sword. Gold and silver go up with inflation and hyperinflation and gold also goes up or holds its own in deflation in a flight to quality. We have been in the credit crisis for 15 months and the US and world economies are headed at breakneck speed into deep recession. We have stagflation, inflation and stagnation and it is going to get considerably worse as we head toward eventual deflation. Personal consumption expenditures are falling, as is GDP, which in the third quarter finally entered the minus column. We have a rigged rally in the dollar as consumption falls and government expenditures climb. Long before this is over the part of GDP consisting of personal consumption will fall from 70% to 72% to the long-term mean of 64.5% and that alone will cripple the economy. Although we see it going into the 50s as depression takes hold a few years from now. Our government and Wall Street are orchestrating a less severe recession to keep you spending and to keep you in the rigged stock market. As a result you are talked into a bailout package for banks and Wall Street. It doesn’t work and over 80% of Americans are against the package because they know what is going on. They are listening to alternative radio and reading what is on the Internet. In spite of that a purchased or compromised Congress give the corrupt Illuminists what they wanted. It must also be remembered the administration told congressmen that if we didn’t have such legislation that they’d impose Martial law. That is what corporate fascist government is all about. We are already in a severe recession. All of our government’s statistics are bogus. The bailout was for the most part for money center banks, the big financial conglomerates and transnational corporations. Those funds went to the insiders, not to smaller institutions. They were for the crime syndicate, the corrupt Illuminist mafia. The next step after the election is the monetization of money and credit and horrible hyperinflation. Soon the dollar short covering will be history. Libor has already fallen and is back in its normal place. Credit derivatives and credit default swaps has produced a demand for dollars for settlement payouts. That will soon end as well. Fifteen months ago these derivatives began to fail and that systemic failure is ongoing. It will end in the complete collapse of the dollar. This is the same barbaric horde that just sent the commodity market down almost 60%. They are now waiting to take it back up again to plunder the public once more. They bashed commodities and gold and silver because the rush for real assets had to be destroyed even though it was temporary. As a result there was a rush into physical gold and silver products, a resultant shortage developed. The elitists saw that and not wanting more physical gold in the publics’ hands the mints in Johannesburg, Canada, the US and Mexico shut down. Do you really think that was coincidence? They do not want gold and silver attractive because they are going to hyper inflate. At least for the next two to three years inflation is going to rage. Money and credit are still expanding at 12-1/2% and inflation is 12-1/2%. What deflationists do not seem to grasp is that the elitists will keep the system running because they do not want a crash until they can get a major war underway, as a distraction; another way of adding wealth, and for getting a tighter grasp on power and to further exercise population control. The question is when will the viability of America debt be questioned? Will the failure to deliver US treasuries break the market and not nonparticipation? We do not know but it is surely possible. This is why we have not for some time recommended US Treasuries, but instead Swiss franc Treasuries for those who prefer a partial cash position. It is very simple. The more debt the US government creates and the more money and credit the Fed creates the more the value of the dollar depreciates. Worse yet, the collateral being presented for the exchange of Treasuries is essentially worthless. We also believe Treasuries are being created and not being reported in order to satisfy the perceived flight to quality. Remember, these people do not tell the truth about anything and they believe as the Illuminated ones that they can do anything they please. That is why we continue to tell you to be out of US government and debt paper as well as the stock market. The only exceptions are gold, silver and oil and gas stocks. Cash out your retirement plans if you can and move them into gold and silver related assets. We can promise you two things, hyperinflation and eventual Treasury default. Why do you think on 11/15 major nations are meeting to form a new monetary unit? It will take several months. But it is about to happen. The dollar as a reserve currency and as a store of value is finished and many other currencies will follow. Remember 64.5% of world central bank reserves are in US dollars. No country is going to survive this unscathed. There will be a trigger as there always is. It probably will be an economic event or a string of events that begins the dollar collapse. There are things going on we know nothing about, but which we will soon find out about. We have another couple of bubbles coming. There is a pension bomb that is in process and the credit card bubble-bomb. Lenders wrote off about billion in bad credit card loans in the first half of 2008, and they haven’t even scratched the surface yet. Companies are laying off millions of workers and it is currently conservatively estimated that by the end of 2009 they’ll lose another billion. Currently losses are 5.5% of debt outstanding and probably will easily exceed 8%. As lenders rethink their lending rules our credit-hooked nation is rethinking their credit habits. It is about time lenders smartened up and stopped being greedy and it is about time Americans started paying for gas, food and other items with cash. You should only be using credit cards for emergencies and you should pay off your debit every month. In 2005 mortgage extractions were 5 billion, in 2007 they fell to 0 billion and the second quarter of 2008 saw .5 billion. At that rate we’ll see a 90% drop from 2005. Total loans from commercial banks grew by billion yoy to December. Of that billion was credit card debt. That means banks only lent billion to business or to individuals. These numbers show you how stressed consumers are, amid accelerating job loss, low wages and high inflation, home price deflation, the effects of illegal immigration and the losses in equity in stocks, never mind having their retirement accounts clobbered. Credit card debt is up – it has risen more in the recent 10 weeks than it has in the previous 10 months. The increase is annualized at 48.3%. American Express delinquencies on credit payments rose to 4.1% in the third quarter, up from 2.5% yoy, their pool of uncollectible loans to a high of 6.7%. If it weren’t so sad the following would be laughable. The second largest credit card merchant vendor is McDonalds. This is a sign of very serious distress. This level of credit card usage is unsustainable. All this comes as stock market losses worldwide reduced