What should we do first for change?

[unkachuck]

"Give us money from the treasury, give us tax breaks, give us our way or we won't give you jobs and a healthy economy."

Our nation is being blackmailed by capitalists and their corporations. Capitalists and corporations control nearly every aspect of our lives, from employment to elections. Our nation and future are seriously at risk. What can we do as individuals?

Stop. Stop supplying the corporations with the sticks they beat us with. We must first..

[Hawkowl]

1. Put your money in a local bank

Bank of America holds one out of three of every American's deposits. They take your local money and loan it out to big corporations or gamble it on Wall Street rather than lending to the "little people" on Main street. If everyone did this, our economy would turn around. Lending money to local businesses and local residents.

I would also re-instate the policy of Alexander Hamilton and re-institute a wide system of job protecting tariffs. Reagan began the demise of this system, and Clinton drove a stake through its heart with NAFTA and Obama tries to continue with his free trade ass fucking.

[valerief]

7. I left BOA last year and went with local credit unions. nt

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. Part of me thinks "Turn Off The TV" would have some startling effects! n/t

[LARED]

3. +1 nt

[jpak]

4. Bash Dems, Bash Obama, stay at home & vote 3rd Party

It worked real well last November

yup!

[Lucian]

5. And voting for Dems worked out real well in 2008?

[emilyg]

8. Sure - 2008 worked so good for us.

:sarcasm:

[Hawkowl]

10. Obama started the bashing.

Fucking retarded progressives. Goddamn greedy teachers. Good luck in 2012.

[Lucian]

6. The first thing we need to do is get rid of the apathy in this country.

People don't care about things unless it involves them. Ultimately everything involves us, either directly or indirectly. People need to see that.

It's only then we can start to move forward.

[Dogmudgeon]

9. Stop being so hip and cynical.

It's soul-suicide, anesthetized by arrogance.

But don't take my word for it:

You think you're so clever and classless and free
But you're still fucking peasants far as I can see ...

(Attributed to some guy from Liverpool.)

--d!