Comments on: The 545 People Responsible for America’s Woes http://reitips.com/545-people/ Real Estate Investing, Undressed: Tips, ideas and news real estate investors can use. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gene Urban http://reitips.com/545-people/comment-page-1/#comment-3295 Gene Urban Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:12:34 +0000 http://reitips.com/?p=1105#comment-3295 This is a good piece. I am not sure I would blame all of them though... just most. The problem can not be solved until ALL private money is taken out of the election process and term limits are put in place. In addition, we really need to take the power away from the FED. The question is, how do you get the law makers to put pressure on themselves to create the needed change? <abbr><em>Gene Urban´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.urbanlifeblog.com/2009/04/first-time-home-buyers-investors-now-is-the-time-to-buy.html" rel="nofollow">First Time Home Buyers & Investors... Now is the time to buy in Phoenix</a></abbr></em> This is a good piece. I am not sure I would blame all of them though… just most. The problem can not be solved until ALL private money is taken out of the election process and term limits are put in place. In addition, we really need to take the power away from the FED. The question is, how do you get the law makers to put pressure on themselves to create the needed change?

Gene Urban´s last blog post..First Time Home Buyers & Investors… Now is the time to buy in Phoenix

]]> By: Gene Urban http://reitips.com/545-people/comment-page-1/#comment-149250 Gene Urban Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:12:00 +0000 http://reitips.com/?p=1105#comment-149250 This is a good piece. I am not sure I would blame all of them though... just most. The problem can not be solved until ALL private money is taken out of the election process and term limits are put in place. In addition, we really need to take the power away from the FED. The question is, how do you get the law makers to put pressure on themselves to create the needed change? <abbr><em>Gene Urban´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.urbanlifeblog.com/2009/04/first-time-home-buyers-investors-now-is-the-time-to-buy.html" rel="nofollow">First Time Home Buyers & Investors... Now is the time to buy in Phoenix</a></em></abbr> This is a good piece. I am not sure I would blame all of them though… just most. The problem can not be solved until ALL private money is taken out of the election process and term limits are put in place. In addition, we really need to take the power away from the FED. The question is, how do you get the law makers to put pressure on themselves to create the needed change?

Gene Urban´s last blog post..First Time Home Buyers & Investors… Now is the time to buy in Phoenix

]]> By: Chris http://reitips.com/545-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2595 Chris Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:01:50 +0000 http://reitips.com/?p=1105#comment-2595 The statement that elected politicians are a reflection of the wishes and desires of Americans is complete and utter one dimensional thinking and reveals a misunderstanding about how our system has come to work. Yes, the politicians are voted in by Americans. However, the politicians are not in the pocket of the voters for their votes, but the campaign contributors who enabled them to buy the marketing to get those votes. Additionally, most politicians do not care about the votes that they did receive once in office, but about the best way to gain more money to get future votes or to fill their personal bank accounts. Prohibiting private campaign contributions and private money to politicians in general is the only thing that will correct this fundamental flaw in our democracy. As for the banking collapse, thats the result of the most egregious form of institutionalized corruption this country has ever seen. Banking has a long history and the rules have been tested time and time again and therefore results can be predicted according to what rules are in place. The conditions that were allowed to be put in place to cause this mess are the sole cause. Not the mortgagees, the mid level bankers, and not even wall street. Its the Fed. Pure and Simple. The question you have to ask is why did they allow this to occur? Only middle class wealth transfer to the wealthy? Or are there other motivations for putting these conditions in place? The statement that elected politicians are a reflection of the wishes and desires of Americans is complete and utter one dimensional thinking and reveals a misunderstanding about how our system has come to work. Yes, the politicians are voted in by Americans. However, the politicians are not in the pocket of the voters for their votes, but the campaign contributors who enabled them to buy the marketing to get those votes. Additionally, most politicians do not care about the votes that they did receive once in office, but about the best way to gain more money to get future votes or to fill their personal bank accounts. Prohibiting private campaign contributions and private money to politicians in general is the only thing that will correct this fundamental flaw in our democracy.

As for the banking collapse, thats the result of the most egregious form of institutionalized corruption this country has ever seen. Banking has a long history and the rules have been tested time and time again and therefore results can be predicted according to what rules are in place. The conditions that were allowed to be put in place to cause this mess are the sole cause. Not the mortgagees, the mid level bankers, and not even wall street. Its the Fed. Pure and Simple. The question you have to ask is why did they allow this to occur? Only middle class wealth transfer to the wealthy? Or are there other motivations for putting these conditions in place?

]]> By: Chris http://reitips.com/545-people/comment-page-1/#comment-149249 Chris Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:01:00 +0000 http://reitips.com/?p=1105#comment-149249 The statement that elected politicians are a reflection of the wishes and desires of Americans is complete and utter one dimensional thinking and reveals a misunderstanding about how our system has come to work. Yes, the politicians are voted in by Americans. However, the politicians are not in the pocket of the voters for their votes, but the campaign contributors who enabled them to buy the marketing to get those votes. Additionally, most politicians do not care about the votes that they did receive once in office, but about the best way to gain more money to get future votes or to fill their personal bank accounts. Prohibiting private campaign contributions and private money to politicians in general is the only thing that will correct this fundamental flaw in our democracy. As for the banking collapse, thats the result of the most egregious form of institutionalized corruption this country has ever seen. Banking has a long history and the rules have been tested time and time again and therefore results can be predicted according to what rules are in place. The conditions that were allowed to be put in place to cause this mess are the sole cause. Not the mortgagees, the mid level bankers, and not even wall street. Its the Fed. Pure and Simple. The question you have to ask is why did they allow this to occur? Only middle class wealth transfer to the wealthy? Or are there other motivations for putting these conditions in place? The statement that elected politicians are a reflection of the wishes and desires of Americans is complete and utter one dimensional thinking and reveals a misunderstanding about how our system has come to work. Yes, the politicians are voted in by Americans. However, the politicians are not in the pocket of the voters for their votes, but the campaign contributors who enabled them to buy the marketing to get those votes. Additionally, most politicians do not care about the votes that they did receive once in office, but about the best way to gain more money to get future votes or to fill their personal bank accounts. Prohibiting private campaign contributions and private money to politicians in general is the only thing that will correct this fundamental flaw in our democracy.

As for the banking collapse, thats the result of the most egregious form of institutionalized corruption this country has ever seen. Banking has a long history and the rules have been tested time and time again and therefore results can be predicted according to what rules are in place. The conditions that were allowed to be put in place to cause this mess are the sole cause. Not the mortgagees, the mid level bankers, and not even wall street. Its the Fed. Pure and Simple. The question you have to ask is why did they allow this to occur? Only middle class wealth transfer to the wealthy? Or are there other motivations for putting these conditions in place?

]]> By: Ken http://reitips.com/545-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 Ken Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:13:20 +0000 http://reitips.com/?p=1105#comment-2179 You are preaching to the choir. But we cannot stop by voting these people out of office. Lobbying by big business needs to by curtailed by new laws. Our government is corrupt so measures need to be introduced to go after our law makers that sell their vote for the highest buck. It is time that we take back our rights that have been stepped on by the lobbying bucks spent by Big Oil, the Fed and - as Eisenhower once said - the the military/industrial complex. You are preaching to the choir. But we cannot stop by voting these people out of office. Lobbying by big business needs to by curtailed by new laws. Our government is corrupt so measures need to be introduced to go after our law makers that sell their vote for the highest buck.

It is time that we take back our rights that have been stepped on by the lobbying bucks spent by Big Oil, the Fed and – as Eisenhower once said – the the military/industrial complex.

]]> By: Ken http://reitips.com/545-people/comment-page-1/#comment-149248 Ken Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:13:00 +0000 http://reitips.com/?p=1105#comment-149248 You are preaching to the choir. But we cannot stop by voting these people out of office. Lobbying by big business needs to by curtailed by new laws. Our government is corrupt so measures need to be introduced to go after our law makers that sell their vote for the highest buck. It is time that we take back our rights that have been stepped on by the lobbying bucks spent by Big Oil, the Fed and - as Eisenhower once said - the the military/industrial complex. You are preaching to the choir. But we cannot stop by voting these people out of office. Lobbying by big business needs to by curtailed by new laws. Our government is corrupt so measures need to be introduced to go after our law makers that sell their vote for the highest buck.

It is time that we take back our rights that have been stepped on by the lobbying bucks spent by Big Oil, the Fed and – as Eisenhower once said – the the military/industrial complex.

]]> By: Maria http://reitips.com/545-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 Maria Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:06:18 +0000 http://reitips.com/?p=1105#comment-2148 Wow...... Pretty intense thread! Well, I definitely agree with the article, and I also agree with the poster who said WE voted these people in - some of them, over and over again. Now, obviously, we're not talking about ourselves - this group right here. It's those other crazy people out there that voted for the losers. Anyway, before I started getting into investing, I was really into politics - being vocal about all the injustices of the government against the people, and so forth. (I could have written that article, except I never narrowed it down to 525 people.) But, once I began my journey with REI, I decided to think on the positives. I can't think on these negative things. I did my part before the election/s. I was extremely active. Now, I just want to live my life, make a great income, and think positive thoughts. I try to avoid the news these days. But for anyone that want to know about getting some grassroots efforts underway, I just happen to hear Glen Beck today talking to a regular person about a group she started - apparently there are grassroots efforts all across the country to stop, or at least slow down, the socialism that is taking over. Just got to glenbeck.com (I think), or google it. You can find it from there. I do know that we all can make a difference! Wow……
Pretty intense thread!
Well, I definitely agree with the article, and I also agree with the poster who said WE voted these people in – some of them, over and over again. Now, obviously, we’re not talking about ourselves – this group right here. It’s those other crazy people out there that voted for the losers.

Anyway, before I started getting into investing, I was really into politics – being vocal about all the injustices of the government against the people, and so forth. (I could have written that article, except I never narrowed it down to 525 people.) But, once I began my journey with REI, I decided to think on the positives. I can’t think on these negative things. I did my part before the election/s. I was extremely active. Now, I just want to live my life, make a great income, and think positive thoughts. I try to avoid the news these days.

But for anyone that want to know about getting some grassroots efforts underway, I just happen to hear Glen Beck today talking to a regular person about a group she started – apparently there are grassroots efforts all across the country to stop, or at least slow down, the socialism that is taking over. Just got to glenbeck.com (I think), or google it. You can find it from there.
I do know that we all can make a difference!

]]> By: Maria http://reitips.com/545-people/comment-page-1/#comment-149247 Maria Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:06:00 +0000 http://reitips.com/?p=1105#comment-149247 Wow...... Pretty intense thread! Well, I definitely agree with the article, and I also agree with the poster who said WE voted these people in - some of them, over and over again. Now, obviously, we're not talking about ourselves - this group right here. It's those other crazy people out there that voted for the losers. Anyway, before I started getting into investing, I was really into politics - being vocal about all the injustices of the government against the people, and so forth. (I could have written that article, except I never narrowed it down to 525 people.) But, once I began my journey with REI, I decided to think on the positives. I can't think on these negative things. I did my part before the election/s. I was extremely active. Now, I just want to live my life, make a great income, and think positive thoughts. I try to avoid the news these days. But for anyone that want to know about getting some grassroots efforts underway, I just happen to hear Glen Beck today talking to a regular person about a group she started - apparently there are grassroots efforts all across the country to stop, or at least slow down, the socialism that is taking over. Just got to glenbeck.com (I think), or google it. You can find it from there. I do know that we all can make a difference! Wow……
Pretty intense thread!
Well, I definitely agree with the article, and I also agree with the poster who said WE voted these people in – some of them, over and over again. Now, obviously, we’re not talking about ourselves – this group right here. It’s those other crazy people out there that voted for the losers.

Anyway, before I started getting into investing, I was really into politics – being vocal about all the injustices of the government against the people, and so forth. (I could have written that article, except I never narrowed it down to 525 people.) But, once I began my journey with REI, I decided to think on the positives. I can’t think on these negative things. I did my part before the election/s. I was extremely active. Now, I just want to live my life, make a great income, and think positive thoughts. I try to avoid the news these days.

But for anyone that want to know about getting some grassroots efforts underway, I just happen to hear Glen Beck today talking to a regular person about a group she started – apparently there are grassroots efforts all across the country to stop, or at least slow down, the socialism that is taking over. Just got to glenbeck.com (I think), or google it. You can find it from there.
I do know that we all can make a difference!

]]> By: Jerald G http://reitips.com/545-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2142 Jerald G Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:51:26 +0000 http://reitips.com/?p=1105#comment-2142 This is a very good article and those of us who pay attention to what is going on around us can appreciate the candor. But, as I think we all somehow inherently know,history seems to be repeating itself. I have asked several people over the past two months if they think what the colonists tried for the first two years after settling the new continent would somehow work now. The socialist experiment of combining the fruits of their labor almost sent them back to Europe. I found that very few people even know about the 1st two years. Which brings me to my point: With the current state of education in pertinent and factual history, economics,and politcal ideologies, how many voters today make informed decisions? Do you think most voters have any idea as to how fast we are moving in a socialist direction? I would think that government control of private banking decisions,government contol of healthcare decisions, government control of education curriculum to name a few would scare the apathy out of people. But,alas, I don't think we as a "free" people will wake up in time. History is repleat with this scenario and with the acute polarization of our country and the sound bite mentality of our media how is it going to change? How are we going to vote the right people in? This is a very good article and those of us who pay attention to what is going on around us can appreciate the candor. But, as I think we all somehow inherently know,history seems to be repeating itself. I have asked several people over the past two months if they think what the colonists tried for the first two years after settling the new continent would somehow work now. The socialist experiment of combining the fruits of their labor almost sent them back to Europe.
I found that very few people even know about the 1st two years. Which brings me to my point: With the current state of education in pertinent and factual history, economics,and politcal ideologies, how many voters today make informed decisions? Do you think most voters have any idea as to how fast we are moving in a socialist direction? I would think that government control of private banking decisions,government contol of healthcare decisions, government control of education curriculum to name a few would scare the apathy out of people. But,alas, I don’t think we as a “free” people will wake up in time.
History is repleat with this scenario and with the acute polarization of our country and the sound bite mentality of our media how is it going to change? How are we going to vote the right people in?

]]> By: Jerald G http://reitips.com/545-people/comment-page-1/#comment-149246 Jerald G Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:51:00 +0000 http://reitips.com/?p=1105#comment-149246 This is a very good article and those of us who pay attention to what is going on around us can appreciate the candor. But, as I think we all somehow inherently know,history seems to be repeating itself. I have asked several people over the past two months if they think what the colonists tried for the first two years after settling the new continent would somehow work now. The socialist experiment of combining the fruits of their labor almost sent them back to Europe. I found that very few people even know about the 1st two years. Which brings me to my point: With the current state of education in pertinent and factual history, economics,and politcal ideologies, how many voters today make informed decisions? Do you think most voters have any idea as to how fast we are moving in a socialist direction? I would think that government control of private banking decisions,government contol of healthcare decisions, government control of education curriculum to name a few would scare the apathy out of people. But,alas, I don't think we as a "free" people will wake up in time. History is repleat with this scenario and with the acute polarization of our country and the sound bite mentality of our media how is it going to change? How are we going to vote the right people in? This is a very good article and those of us who pay attention to what is going on around us can appreciate the candor. But, as I think we all somehow inherently know,history seems to be repeating itself. I have asked several people over the past two months if they think what the colonists tried for the first two years after settling the new continent would somehow work now. The socialist experiment of combining the fruits of their labor almost sent them back to Europe.
I found that very few people even know about the 1st two years. Which brings me to my point: With the current state of education in pertinent and factual history, economics,and politcal ideologies, how many voters today make informed decisions? Do you think most voters have any idea as to how fast we are moving in a socialist direction? I would think that government control of private banking decisions,government contol of healthcare decisions, government control of education curriculum to name a few would scare the apathy out of people. But,alas, I don’t think we as a “free” people will wake up in time.
History is repleat with this scenario and with the acute polarization of our country and the sound bite mentality of our media how is it going to change? How are we going to vote the right people in?

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