No longer shall we be divided by the rich and powerful!

By David J. Hudson, WeMustChange.org

Attention Voters, the American public and all citizens around the world. Please pay attention to events that are happening during President Obama’s term and distinguish between events that are possibly created to avert the President from his agenda, distract the public from all of the corruption that has been going on for years by the very officials that were elected to serve the public, and still going on by those elected officials, corporations, CEO’s, and elites.

With the passage of Health Care Reform, Student Loan Reform, Financial Reform and soon a Climate Bill, Immigration Reform, Clean Energy etc., President Obama has accomplished more for the American people in eighteen months than former President George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan has done in the past thirty-two years combined and those in power are now attempting to slow down his agenda by distracting the President and the public with Oil Rig explosions, New York attempted car bombs, and other attempted threats or so-called terrorists attempts. DO NOT BE FOOLED!
Look beyond the distractions and understand that the right conservative wing of this country do not want the President or the majority who supports him to succeed or benefit from ideas, programs, or systems that would level the playing field and shift money from their hands to average Americans.

The conservative right wing has true disdain for our current President, or any other person, program, system that will help the working class of this country. And they will do anything to prevent his re-election as well as slow down an agenda that will benefit the people more so than the rich and powerful. It is time for, “We the People, to wake up and see what is really going on. There is no greater time or need for the public to get involved and support our President than now.

Now is the time to voice our support for President Obama and for him to keep pushing an agenda for the people and not corporations. Now is the time to STAND UP, BE HEARD and BE COUNTED.

Wake Up People, Wake Up!

By David J. Hudson, WeMustChange.org

It’s interesting how the media has moved the news about what Goldman Sach’s has done to the shelf and is no longer talking about how they ripped off their customers and participated in destroying our economy.

Bomb scare in New York and no more bad news about Goldman Sach’s, hmmmm! Warren Buffet comes out and defends Goldman Sach’s so I guess they are innocent huh! Well just because you have money, don’t make you smarter and truthful. If anything, it causes one to question your motives even more. We can no longer be swindled and blatantly misled by those we think are wealthy and honest. Most of those who have acquired wealth have done something illegal or dishonest.

The rich, powerful and very well connected stick together and defend one another while brainwashing everyone else to believe what they want us to believe. It’s time that we, the average American start sticking together and realizes that we are in the war of our lives. It’s the rich vs. the poor and guess whose winning?

No longer must we be distracted by those with money and power, the media etc. We must look and think outside of the box and ask several questions pertaining to any issue that develops.

We must not be distracted, bamboozled and hoodwinked any longer.

Wake Up People, Wake Up!

By David J. Hudson, WeMustChange.org

Will someone please stand up for the working poor and former middle class of this country. Is there anyone with courage who will stand up to our corrupt political and corporate leaders? Time after time, regulations are relaxed to the benefit of corporate giants at the taxpayers’ expense. Taxpayers are the ones who suffer while corporate executives continue to get bonuses even if disasters and economic catastrophes happen.

When will the American people get a leader who doesn’t put money over serving the public’s interest? When will “We the People,” get true representation? When will Oil companies cease getting special treatment by our government? When will we finally wake up and break up the “Too Big to Fail,” disaster? Big companies buying other big companies leads ultimately to the consumer suffering with bad customer service, higher fees, etc. The bigger a company gets, the more disconnected it become from providing quality customer service and valuing the needs of its customer base.

There once was a time when politicians ran for office to serve the “People,” the public’s interest but we have allowed them to serve corporate America instead. And now, “We,” are at the tipping point of a permanent downward spiral of economic oblivion if we do not change course and elect leaders who care about the common folks. We need leaders with integrity, compassion, decency and moral ground to stand on.

We cannot continue allowing corporations to treat American workers like slaves and with total disregard. We must bring back Unions to represent their employees. Before a CEO starts on the job, he or she signs a contract that guarantees a golden parachute and other outlandish benefits regardless of his or her job performance and employees need similar treatment.

In 2009 during the economic crisis, our government bailed out big banks and automakers with billions, nearly trillions of dollars in taxpayer money for running their businesses into the ground yet we call this capitalism. And with that money, the bankers on Wall Street used it to pay themselves bonuses for horrendous management of their companies, bribe (lobby) our elected leaders and fight against the necessary financial reform.

The Right (Republicans) are always speaking ill of socialism but when it comes to bailing out big businesses, it’s not socialism, it’s “Too big to Fail.” With Socialism, you have many that benefit and with Capitalism, you have only a few that benefits. Which do you prefer? We need to stop with all the hypocrisy and hold our elected leaders accountable and demand major changes from corporations. We need a leader to stand with the working class, not with corporations whose only concern is generating more revenue for their shareholders.

By David J. Hudson, WeMustChange.org

It’s interesting how systems are set up in America and probably every other country that keeps people divided by bickering over petty issues and simply distracted from what’s really going on. We have the media with Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, ABC NEWS, CBS etc. airing views that put one side against the other and the question is, why? Answer: To keep us all divided and with that division, comes control. The old saying of a house divided can never stand is true to this very day and exactly what those in power want.

We have Democrat vs. Republican, Fox News vs. MSNBC, white vs. black, higher paid workers vs. lower paid workers, corporations vs. small businesses, the interests of the people vs. the interests of big businesses, brainwashed tea partiers vs. their own interests, Wall Street vs. Main Street, an unfair judicial system that allocates little money toward prosecuting white collar crime which is the most of all crimes vs. small petty crimes. The system is rigged against the average person in favor of the elite among us. Our current system tilts the field in favor of those with money and power and a perfect example is how they currently conduct business on Wall Street.

I am amazed at how the majority of people have continued to ignore, not see or react to such blatant unfairness and rampant behavior and actions of our political and corporate leaders. Corporations have used its financial resources and political connections to continue the enslavement of 95% of Americans by bribing (lobbying) our elected leaders to write laws in their favor. This type of conduct has gone on for too long and we the people need to say, enough is enough.

We must send a message to those in power, that we are no longer blind, no longer will we continue to be programmed by the media with falsehoods and deliberate intent to brainwash, no longer will we play on an uneven playing field and no longer will we be distracted with petty issues while the rich and powerful continue to bribe, steal, rape and take money from average Americans.

If ever there was a time to protest and demand change to our current system, now is that time.

By David J. Hudson, WeMustChange.org

The economy still in a tail spin and states are struggling to generate tax revenue to stay afloat financially. States are laying off teachers, cutting back on school days etc. to find a way out of this budget crisis. California seems to be the leading state to increase their tax revenue by hopefully making marijuana legal which could potentially generate 1.4 billion in additional revenue for the state. It is now on the ballot for California’s November elections and then voters will decide whether or not to legalize marijuana. I predict it will pass! This once despised drug which over the years has become a favorite of many who indulge in relaxing outside of alcohol is now at the forefront of legalization. And Californians will be the first to benefit from the money it will create for their state. But why should California be the only state that has it on their ballot for voters to decide whether to legalize it or not. I suspect when it passes in California that other states will follow their lead but why should it take so long. However, the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana will be the lone holdouts to moving this entire country progressively forward by making marijuana use legal. I say, Do it now! Put marijuana on your state ballot and let the people decide. Decriminalize marijuana and allow those who wish to smoke it, for medicinal or recreational reasons an opportunity without being threatened with job loss, jail or fined. Now is the time to make marijuana use legal.

By David J. Hudson, WeMustChange.org

In this worldwind of pointing fingers, twisting stories and placing blame, let’s not forget to hold those who played a major role in creating a “Great Depression II,” accountable. Let’s not forget to let history record the truth and not fabrications. In 2001, the election was stolen in favor of George W. Bush over Al Gore and again in 2004 over John Kerry. It shows to what extent the opposition will go to attain power and maximize its use of it. The Supreme Court can’t go without blame for giving Bush the Presidency unjustly.

President Clinton in 1999 signed into law the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, which played a big role in the global financial crisis that has been reverberating around the world. Now of course we have other lawmakers, CEO’s, corporate elites, lobbyists and more who contributed as well but we must not forget that everything starts at the top. And from 2001-2008, we had President Bush, VP Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rove, and the Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson in leadership roles in our government whom blamed should be placed upon as well. Republicans controlled the presidency for eight years and congress for ten years and the country has been heading downhill ever since.

It is my philosophy that “To Much Is Given, Much Is Required,” and apparently our leaders never heard of this concept or simply could care less about its meaning and how it relates to leadership. President Bush succeeded to power with a cloud of deception hanging over his head in 2001 and then on September 11, 2001 The World Trade Center was destroyed which eventually diverted attention to this matter. And years later, we find ourselves fighting two wars, giving tax cuts to the rich, facing an economic catastrophe, and completely ignoring the future of Americans with jobs, clean energy, healthcare etc. Bush had 8 years to move this country forward and instead he has set this country back 30 years or more with his inept ability to lead and do right by the people.

Now look around and see the damage caused by our so-called elected officials who are suppose to be representing the people but instead their concern was pleasing lobbyists, and corporations. But the people, the working class of this country are the ones who are suffering for their mistakes and greed.
Millions of people lives have been destroyed, years of savings and investing in their 401k gone, millions of foreclosed homes, lost jobs, repossessed cars, destroyed credit ratings, lowered standards of living, increased hunger, and the pain go on. Yet those who contributed to this major destruction of American Society, continues to live unaffected by such travesty because they are disconnected from the pain they have caused. They are surrounded by their constituents who are rich, unaffected and out of touch with the real America.

So during this campaign of both sides trying to throw mud on each other, I would ask you to do the research and find for yourself who contributed to this financial crisis and hold them accountable for their action or inaction. We can’t allow this “Great Depression II,” to go by without assessing blame appropriately and with determination.

By David J. Hudson, WeMustChange.org

We have major problems in this country and leaders who seem uninterested in addressing them. Those problems are education, pay equity, jobs, healthcare, clean energy, campaign finance reform, term limits for politicians and a host of others but for the sake of time I will address the educational priorities in this country.
After the major financial crisis on Wall Street that has reverberated around the country affecting millions of people in some form or another; we have yet to see financial reform. The very money that was given to the big banks and other firms are now being used to fight financial reform. Lost in all of this is the message we send our children about honesty, greed, doing what’s right, respect and love for one another. The message that “We are our brother’s keeper,” is absent in the actions and behavior of our leaders.

Needless to say, we now have local school boards who are laying off teachers and floating around the idea of shortening the number of days our children attend school; along with colleges looking to hike up tuition rates to make up for budget shortfalls. Hasn’t the students of these schools and colleges suffered enough?

We would rather pay college football coaches millions of dollars a year to coach football than to invest money into career services at our universities that would give graduates a good chance of securing a job. A career that would give them an opportunity to pay back the high costs of student loans. Instead of cutting back on outrageous salaries, we instead seek to increase rates to already inflated tuition costs.
I wonder how many graduates out there with college degrees, yet unemployed and still responsible for paying back their student loan? Why shouldn’t the colleges and universities be responsible for at least securing students their first job?

Our priorities are out of order and the only people who suffer are those who had nothing to do with the problem in the first place. The actions of a few have caused heartache and pain to millions of Americans.

Our colleges and universities should be held responsible for lackluster performance in their career services departments. We have allowed them to roam freely for far too long without any accountability. If a student pays from sixty to over hundred thousand to attend college, that college or university should be required to make every effort in assisting that graduate in finding a job. And a way to do that is to cut the salaries of coaches, presidents and senior administrators and shift that money to the career services department.

We need a paradigm shift in our thinking concerning how we educate our children or face a future much worse than what we are currently experiencing. With an educated workforce and citizenry, the public would be more enlightened and able to hold our political leaders accountable for their actions instead of easily being programmed and misled by whatever the media airs.
It is time that we all remove greed from our society and focus on what’s better for our children and the future of our country.

Just my thoughts, what’s yours?

By David J. Hudson, WeMustChange.org

I just received a package in the mail from a company that I ordered a product from and in the box was a “Thank You,” letter from the President and also a guarantee of their product, money back if not completely satisfied and a few other things. Let’s just say, I was impressed to see this and it reminded me of how all corporations should conduct business but unfortunately they do not. Over the past 30 years or so, with the gain and increase in power and influence of corporations, customer service and satisfaction has declined significantly. Greed is a corporation’s main focus and milking its customers out of every dime is their goal.

The current corporate culture is not gratifying to many Americans at this time; however, many feel useless in their ability to change how they do business. With thousands of lobbyists in Washington DC representing corporations and bribing our elected officials, the average American is left out of the equation only to suffer. Many are unaware, tired, stressed or just oblivious to the true power “we,” as consumers possess in the ability to change how corporations do business. The current movement of “MoveYourMoney” from big banks to community banks and credit unions seems to be picking up a lot of steam and would send a strong message to the Big Banks and Corporations that we are not going to sit idly by and take this mistreatment anymore.

After finding out the Obama administration is contemplating levying a fee on the bailout money banks received, the American Bankers Association countered by threatening to cut lending and fight having the fee imposed. This is another example of how corporations are out of touch with the average American and misguided by their single desire to seek and retain money. There seems to be no concern to do what’s right or for their customers.

If ever there were a time for a leader from the corporate community to stand up and be seen, now is that time.

I am waiting to find a corporate President/CEO to take the lead in this “Time of hardship,” for many Americans and set the example by refusing a bonus, accepting reduced pay and providing quality service at a fair and respected price. Now is the time for that person to stand up and gain the deserved respect from all Americans. Now is the time to put greed aside and focus on service to the people.

For too long we have allowed corporations to dictate the lives of consumers without the consumer buy-in or input. They just ram things down the throat of Americans along with the help of congress in passing the laws in their favor. America needs CEO’s/Corporations who care about their customer base and not just satisfying their shareholders and squeezing the public for more profits.

Will the real “CEO,” stand up?

By David J. Hudson, WeMustChange.org

I am puzzled as to why we have not voted all of our political leaders out of office who have a pattern over the years of voting strictly in favor of corporations over the average American.

Why are there no term limits on the number of years a senator or representative can serve?

Why do we not have campaign finance reform? Why are there no lobbyists for the poor?

Why did Wall Street get a bailout and not Main Street? Why did we reward those who created the financial crisis in the first place?

This is not about Republican, Democrat or Independent. It’s not about race. It’s about money and excessive greed by corporations. It’s about power hungry political leaders who are corrupt in their behavior by voting for a bailout, then receiving campaign contributions from the corporations who received the bailout. This is beyond criminal and goes against any form of integrity a public official should have.

I would strongly encourage voters to contact their elected officials, ask for their voting record and list of their campaign contributors. I’m certain their voting record is strictly aligned with and favoring the consumer lending industry which is the big banks, credit card companies along with the pharmaceutical and other major industries. This is not right! This is not fair and something should be done about it.

Our elected leaders seem not to care about the people who voted them in office, if so; they would have long ago enacted laws that benefit hardworking Americans. Yet, “We the People,” continue to accept the current and past behavior of these so-called political leaders by doing nothing.

Congress has catered to the rich and powerful for too long. This behavior has to change and the focus must shift back to the American workers.

Do you remember when congress did nothing to reign in corporations that allowed jobs to be outsourced overseas and never to return? Do you remember congress changing the bankruptcy laws because corporations wanted them changed? Do you remember congress repealing the Glass-Steagal Act, allowing banks on Wall Street to go unregulated which helped create the current financial crisis?

We have failed to hold our elected officials accountable for their actions and therefore shoulder some of the blame for allowing them to remain in office.

Still to this day, our consumer lending industry can do as they please without much regulation or desire to treat consumers with fairness and respect. Ask yourself this; what has congress done that benefit solely the consumer in this country?

Again, this is not about republican or democrat; it’s about doing what’s right and fair for the American worker. It’s about leveling the playing field where the majority of the people can have a decent standard of living.

We must stop the greed and start focusing on what’s right for the majority and not the few.

The consumer lending industry, big banks and credit card issuers can jack up our interest rates on credit cards, assess a variety of fees and continue to rake in billions of dollars in profits. They disregard whether or not it’s right and our political leaders allow it to happen while steadily receiving kickbacks in campaign donations. If that isn’t corruption, I don’t know what is, yet it goes unchecked and no one complains about it. Well we need to start complaining and scream if necessary.

The squeaky wheel sometimes gets the attention and we must start getting a lot squeakier. We need to stop getting distracted by other issues, TV, games, sporting events etc. because that’s exactly what they want us to do, so they can continue passing laws tilted in favor of corporations. Those in power want us to stay busy working two to three jobs, overworked, underpaid, enslaved and distracted by corporations while they continue getting rich.

A distracted and overworked workforce has no time to voice concerns, protest, or complains about issues affecting their daily life.

We must not continue to allow this type of corruptive behavior to continue. We must become politically active and voice our concerns. We must contact our leaders and complain about issues affecting us because evidently, they do not care.

The media serves as a distraction or vehicle to sway people views in another direction or simply keep us preoccupied while our government continues to do the work of lobbyists for corporations. The media is in the programming business and its purpose is to program the minds of American citizens.
Whatever happened to investigative journalism?
Try pulling back and not watching as much TV news; watch yourself start to feel a little better.

We must stop catering to corporations and start catering to the American worker or we as a nation will continue to spiral downward morally, spiritually, and economically.