tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135067889542385456.post9149593546676433659..comments2024-02-13T23:07:45.482-08:00Comments on Down The Rabbit Hole: Trans Pacific Partnership: Deliver Us from EvilAlice in Blunderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023715885274947228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135067889542385456.post-45362917506675272542015-01-11T11:34:59.469-08:002015-01-11T11:34:59.469-08:00I would agree that this is not a new phenomenon, b...I would agree that this is not a new phenomenon, but what is different is the global effects of an untethered, militarized banking cartel. This is the end of life as we know it, if life as we know it consists of working hard to ensure a secure future for yourself and family. If life as we know it includes safe drinking water, safe, affordable food and energy and an equal chance for an education. Recently Federal Reserve Bank Chair Janet Yellen was quoted in Bloomberg News as saying:<br /><br />“It is no secret that the past few decades of widening inequality can be summed up as significant income and wealth gains for those at the very top and stagnant living standards for the majority. I think it is appropriate to ask whether this trend is compatible with values rooted in our nation’s history, among them the high value Americans have traditionally placed on equality of opportunity.”<br /><br />Those past decades of inequality are the result of repeal of Glass Steagall and the passing of Gramm Leach Bliley that completely deregulated derivatives trading. Add the “No Child Left Behind” bill that bankrupts public schools and provides Wall Street profits from charter schools, it’s going to be a long hard slog to repair the damage. <br /><br />Thank your for your much appreciated views. <br /><br />Pat<br />Alice in Blunderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023715885274947228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135067889542385456.post-49913294913753216732015-01-10T18:36:59.186-08:002015-01-10T18:36:59.186-08:00I've read this entire post, a rarity among my ...I've read this entire post, a rarity among my internet reading, and I agree the American public should be demanding more representation and less parenting from Congress. The details of any law enacted by the Legislature should be known to the Legislature. That seems obvious. However, I don't see this as a new phenomenon. East India Company. Rockefeller. Vanderbuilt. How is this now the end of life as we know it and those were developments in history?Troy Ozarowiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862123950922564441noreply@blogger.com