Who are the real losers?

[ysabetwordsmith]

I got this from CREDO Action. I'm getting extremely tired of listening to rich, powerful people claim that poor, disempowered people are "lazy" and "losers." Poor people don't work less hard than rich people. They just get paid a lot less for busting their butts, and they have a lot less influence over what happens.

Tell CNBC: Listen to Jon Stewart and report the news.
http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=3074&id=2992-1494698-_zXJ.gx&t=6

We know about the Bush administration turning a blind eye and refusing to regulate bad behavior. We know about the banks that played fast and loose with our retirements, and then, when it all blew up, they took golden parachutes lined with our tax dollars.

On March 12, Jon Stewart of The Daily Show discussed another serious problem: financial news networks like CNBC that promoted Wall Street propaganda and then blamed the financial crisis on "losers" who couldn't make their mortgage payments. Stewart took on Jim Cramer of CNBC -- the interview was moving, appalling, and a searing indictment that really hit home. Click to watch the video and see for yourself:

Click here to tell CNBC that they should be ashamed of their behavior. A financial news channel should investigate and report the truth, not
merely air infomercials for Wall Street.
http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=3074&id=2992-1494698-_zXJ.gx&t=8

Thank you for working to build a better world.

Kate Stayman-London, Campaign Manager
CREDO Action
http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=1613&id=2992-1494698-_zXJ.gx&t=9
from Working Assets

Comments

[arielstarshadow.livejournal.com]

Thank you for having the courage to speak up. More of us need to do that, and keep doing that until it finally sinks in.

Yes, there are people who milk the welfare system (I've met a few) - but they are a very small minority, and I'm sick and bloody well tired of everyone who isn't swimming in money getting painted with the same brush, and outrageous assumptions being made about "the poor." It just infuriates me.