Stop House of Representatives from
Passing Billionaire Bailout
Compiled Email & Phone Resources Below

Despite the demands of the mainstream political establishment, including the Presidential candidates, mainstream media, and even economists like Paul Krugman congress rejected the proposed bailout. The reason why should give us all a sign of relief that, contrary to popular belief, Democracy is Not Dead!

Listening to NPR you’d think the bill failed because the people are baffled; MSNBC would have us belief it failed because Party Leaders failed to coerce members to support the bill (email these outlets below). The truth, however, is that We the People retain the Power, when we use it; and We the People expressed our outrage in mass. We protested; emailed; called; wrote letters.

Moreover, the progressive/populous activist community revolted against conventional party politics and facilitated the people’s declaration of war on a bailout that would abandon the sick, homeless, jobless, healthcare-less, and those on the verge of foreclosure.

As frightening as this is for those of us who struggle just to stay afloat, who do indeed rely on credit cards to pay our bills, buy food and gas, we must remain vigilantly opposed to any bailout which fails to address the basic needs of the people.

Last night Sen. Bill Nelson voted No on bailout, but the bill passed anyway. Today and tomorrow we must all make a concerted effort to Stop House Democrats from passing this terrible bill. Now is the time to fight for a world which despises economic crimes and ware crimes alike. Our United States of America will not tolerate 1% of the population possessing 90% of the wealth as it currently does.

TAKE ACTION TO STOP 

THE BILLIONAIRE BAIL-OUT

Sign Petitions Against Corporate Bailout

v    Progressive Secretary Letter to Congress

v    Video & Email Action: NextNewDeal.com 

v    Tell Your Rep., “Reject BS Bailout” 

v    We want a FAIR DEAL, not a Wall St. bailout!

v    Let Jobs with Justice Fax Your Demand to Reject the Bailout

v    No Billionaire Bailout!

v    No Bailout! A New Deal for Main Street and Reform for Wall Street!

Call Florida Democratic Representatives 

v Alcee Hastings, District 23 (202) 225-131

v Robert Wexler, District 19 (202) 225-3001

v Debbie Wasserman Schultz, District 20 202-225-7931

v Corrine Brown, District 3 (202) 225-0123

v Kendrick Meek, District 17 954-450-6767

v Ron Klein, District 22 (202) 225.3026

v F. Allen Boyd, Jr., District 2 (202) 225-5235

v Tim Mahoney, District 16 (202) 225-5792

Tell NPR To Air Alternative Views of the Bailout

http://www.npr.org/contact/

As a daily listener of “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered” I must express my outrage at your coverage of the Bailout bill. In each and every story I have heard over the last few days you have described opposition to the bill as being motivated by ignorance about the bailout’s importance.

The opposite is true. Informed citizens like me are opposed to this bill precisely because we are informed. The trouble is that we are informed by Nobel Prize winning economists like Joseph Stiglitz, whose views you have completely marginalized. (“A Better Bailout,” by Joseph E. Stiglitz (Sept 26).

According to Stiglitz, the bailout addresses only one of four key problems of our financial system. In fact, Stiglitz fears that implementing the wrong bill will have horrible affects on our economic health. The right bailout, he writes, must address the true underlying causes of the current crisis: “the spirit of excessive deregulation that the Bush Administration so promoted.”

Finally, Stiglitz’s concerns are echoed by the more than 200 economists who recently issued a letter urging “Congress not to rush, to hold appropriate hearings, and to carefully consider the right course of action, and to wisely determine the future of the financial industry and the U.S. economy for years to come.”

Specifically these respected economists fear the plans fairness, ambiguity, and long-term effectiveness.

Sincerely,

[your name]