The Power of the Purse

Hello My Brothers and Sisters!  The Reverend Squeaky-Eye is here to tell you that it is, indeed, a wonderful life.  What I want to talk to you about today is the power that each of us possess, the power of our purses, our wallets, and even our man-bags if my Brothers are so inclined.  The Rev has said it before, and I will say it again:  The greatest power that consumer's have is the power to chose where they spend their money, where they save and bank their money, and where they invest their money.

Sisters and Brothers, if a big bank does not listen to you, does not treat you fairly, take your hard-earned dollars out of that bank and move those dollars to a local bank or credit union, one that does business in your town, a credit union or bank that loans money to your friends and neighbors.  Find and support a local institution that didn't take tax-payer bail-out money and then use that money in a lobbying attempt to stop financial regulation legislation.  Move that money, my Brethren!!!  Move that money!!  

When the "too-big-to-fail" banks fail, once again, to listen to the people, Move That Money!!.  The big, fat cat bankers send out their Down-Pressors to spread the lie that what is good for the big banks is good for the country.  They are charlatans and false, and the truth is not in them.  The big banks will tell you, in their oily voices,  that moving your money will hurt the economy.  I am here to tell you that these are lies and deceits!! The Reverend is here to testify to you that it is the greed, the unabashed and flagrant greed of the big banks that has all but ruined our economy, put our Brethren out of work, forced our Brethren out of their houses, into the streets and shelters, onto the unemployment rolls and into the food bank lines.  The parasites that are the bankers, these shysters, these Potters, they are the agents who are hurting our country, without any regard for the damage that their grasping ways bring about.

My friends, the tradition of the holiday season approaches.  I have a homework assignment for all of my Sisters and Brothers.  During this holiday season, I want each of you to watch the Frank Capra film "It's a Wonderful Life".  I know we have all seen this story, but I want you to watch it again.  I want each of us to watch this story and pay attention to the greedy Potter and how George Bailey, and his friends and neighbors, resist Potter and his  greedy attempts to shut down the "Good old Savings and Loan".  

After we all sing "Auld Lang Syne" and the credits role, I want all of us to look at the way we, as consumers, are treated by the large banks, insurance and trading companies.  Then, think about how the people came to the aid of the Savings and Loan, propping up the little bank until it could once more prosper.  In our modern story, it is the other way around!!  We have had our hard-earned money, tax-payer money, used to bail out the Potters of Wall Street!  Our money has been used to promote and reward the avarice and mis-management of these huge, uncaring financial behemoths.  

The Reverend Squeaky-Eye is here to tell you that nothing and no one is "too-big-to-fail".  This arrogance is spread across our land by the fat cats, and their Down-Pressors, in an attempt to hide the truth that they have, in fact, already failed us!! The bail out of theses monsters, which was accomplished with our money, has not only aided the Potters, but it has made the banking segment even more top-heavy while weakening the viability of small and local banks.  

Please take the time to read this excellent story in the Huffington Post regarding this very issue:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/move-your-money-a-new-yea_b_406022.html

Here is a link to the Move Your Money Project that has a wealth of information for our Brethren.


http://moveyourmoneyproject.org/

As we near that holiday season, the Reverend will have a great deal to say about consuming and spending and how, for many of us, the holiday season, with its frenzy of shopping, can be ruinous rather than joyous.  But tempering the caution with joy,  I want to wish all of my Brothers and Sisters a wonderful, rewarding and responsible holiday season.  


Remember!!  We have the power to promote lasting financial freedom for ourselves!!
If 20% pay down 20% We Strike a Blow!!