Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Rich Staging a Coup
The Rich Are Staging a Coup This Morning ...
a message from Michael Moore
Friends,
Let me cut to the chase. The biggest robbery in the history of this country is taking place as you read this. Though no guns are being used, 300 million hostages are being taken. Make no mistake about it: After stealing a half trillion dollars to line the pockets of their war-profiteering backers for the past five years, after lining the pockets of their fellow oilmen to the tune of over a hundred billion dollars in just the last two years, Bush and his cronies -- who must soon vacate the White House -- are looting the U.S. Treasury of every dollar they can grab. They are swiping as much of the silverware as they can on their way out the door.
No matter what they say, no matter how many scare words they use, they are up to their old tricks of creating fear and confusion in order to make and keep themselves and the upper one percent filthy rich. Just read the first four paragraphs of the lead story in last Monday's New York Times and you can see what the real deal is:
"Even as policy makers worked on details of a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry, Wall Street began looking for ways to profit from it.
"Financial firms were lobbying to have all manner of troubled investments covered, not just those related to mortgages.
"At the same time, investment firms were jockeying to oversee all the assets that Treasury plans to take off the books of financial institutions, a role that could earn them hundreds of millions of dollars a year in fees.
"Nobody wants to be left out of Treasury's proposal to buy up bad assets of financial institutions."
Unbelievable. Wall Street and its backers created this mess and now they are going to clean up like bandits. Even Rudy Giuliani is lobbying for his firm to be hired (and paid) to "consult" in the bailout.
The problem is, nobody truly knows what this "collapse" is all about. Even Treasury Secretary Paulson admitted he doesn't know the exact amount that is needed (he just picked the $700 billion number out of his head!). The head of the congressional budget office said he can't figure it out nor can he explain it to anyone.
And yet, they are screeching about how the end is near! Panic! Recession! The Great Depression! Y2K! Bird flu! Killer bees! We must pass the bailout bill today!! The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Friends,
Let me cut to the chase. The biggest robbery in the history of this country is taking place as you read this. Though no guns are being used, 300 million hostages are being taken. Make no mistake about it: After stealing a half trillion dollars to line the pockets of their war-profiteering backers for the past five years, after lining the pockets of their fellow oilmen to the tune of over a hundred billion dollars in just the last two years, Bush and his cronies -- who must soon vacate the White House -- are looting the U.S. Treasury of every dollar they can grab. They are swiping as much of the silverware as they can on their way out the door.
No matter what they say, no matter how many scare words they use, they are up to their old tricks of creating fear and confusion in order to make and keep themselves and the upper one percent filthy rich. Just read the first four paragraphs of the lead story in last Monday's New York Times and you can see what the real deal is:
"Even as policy makers worked on details of a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry, Wall Street began looking for ways to profit from it.
"Financial firms were lobbying to have all manner of troubled investments covered, not just those related to mortgages.
"At the same time, investment firms were jockeying to oversee all the assets that Treasury plans to take off the books of financial institutions, a role that could earn them hundreds of millions of dollars a year in fees.
"Nobody wants to be left out of Treasury's proposal to buy up bad assets of financial institutions."
Unbelievable. Wall Street and its backers created this mess and now they are going to clean up like bandits. Even Rudy Giuliani is lobbying for his firm to be hired (and paid) to "consult" in the bailout.
The problem is, nobody truly knows what this "collapse" is all about. Even Treasury Secretary Paulson admitted he doesn't know the exact amount that is needed (he just picked the $700 billion number out of his head!). The head of the congressional budget office said he can't figure it out nor can he explain it to anyone.
And yet, they are screeching about how the end is near! Panic! Recession! The Great Depression! Y2K! Bird flu! Killer bees! We must pass the bailout bill today!! The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
2 December: Noel Washington Rally
ASSEMBLE TUESDAY 2ND DECEMBER 11.45AM
SYDNEY TOWN HALL SQUARE
MARCH TO ABCC
255 ELIZABETH STREET SYDNEY
Supporters of civil rights and construction workers will rally against the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) on Tuesday December 2 - the date and time that CFMEU official Noel Washington goes on trial for refusing to submit to an ABCC interrogation.
Noel Washington faces six months in jail, because he stood up for workers.
The ABCC can force construction workers and their union representatives to attend interrogations, record union meetings without workers’ knowledge, and remove the right of workers to choose their own legal counsel.
The ABCC is a legacy of the Howard government that ensures workers in construction are treated differently from all other workers in Australia. This issue affects hundreds of thousands of construction industry workers across Australia.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Cleared worker hits at ABCC
In 2007 building worker Brian Shearer was charged with two counts of threatening to kill, two of threatening to kill a public official and two of assault. It was alleged that Mr Shearer threatened inspectors from the Australian Building and Construction Commission at a construction site in Mill Park on December 6, 2006.
Last year, the then minister for industrial relations, Joe Hockey, said the alleged incident was proof of a "pattern of behaviour" by unions and attacked ALP policy to abolish the watchdog if elected.
Last year, the then minister for industrial relations, Joe Hockey, said the alleged incident was proof of a "pattern of behaviour" by unions and attacked ALP policy to abolish the watchdog if elected.
The charges were struck out in the Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday after police decided there was insufficient evidence.
"I'm glad to be moving on with my life ... it's concerning to me that other building workers continue to be at risk of being used as a tool in the campaign to protect the ABCC," Mr Shearer said.
"I'm glad to be moving on with my life ... it's concerning to me that other building workers continue to be at risk of being used as a tool in the campaign to protect the ABCC," Mr Shearer said.
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