NEXT STEPS FOR OCCUPY WALL STREET: 6 MAIN ACTIONS

Wall Street does have a reasonable tale to tell. Banking is not tobacco. Its products do not usually kill its customers. The industry messed up horribly, generic but people still need loans and somewhere to park their savings. Companies—you know, viagra the things that create jobs—need investment banking to help them manage their finances and grow. Misguided regulations, written in anger, could imperil this. Wall Street needs to articulate this case firmly and often. [The Economist, London, Oct 29 2011].

 

Our Simple Messages (Distributed at Zuccotti Park, Oct 16th 2011)

Prof. John Lawrence        Prof. Michael Hopkins

RATIONALE:

 

SO OUTCOMES REQUIRED:

1.    NEED TO IMPROVE INCOME DISTRIBUTION I.E.FLATTEN OUT THE ABOVE (TOP) CURVE WITH A FAIRER TAX CODE

2.    MOVE FROM MINDLESS JOB CREATION TO ENCOURAGE INHERENT RESOURCEFULNESS  IN PERSONS [SUCH AS STEVE JOBS]

3.    MOVE FROM A DYSFUNCTIONAL US CONGRESS TO MORE EFFECTIVE METHOD OF REPRESENTATION [OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY  AROUND  LOBBYING, DO AWAY WITH FILIBUSTER, MAJORITY VOTING NOT 60-40 IN THE SENATE]

4.    USE THE PEACE DIVIDEND WISELY AND NOT NEW WARS

5.    INCLUDE A PUBLIC OPTION IN HEALTH [THE SWISS MODEL ADOPTED BY THE USA WONT WORK]

6.    PROMOTE CORPORATE AND PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITYTHROUGH JUDICIOUS AND MORE COOPERATIVE REGULATION

 

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