With this past 24 months of financial chaos and our world showing us how the financial institutions, and the wealthy (top 1% or politicians who kiss their asses) will do their damnedest to keep the common people in their place, it is our small power as individuals to move our savings or checking accounts to a local community bank. I live paycheck to paycheck and am tired of my bank fees going to Bank of America and Wells Fargo or Chase Bank. They got the bailout and I’m not doing business with the likes of them ever again!

That was a great post for the 99% of the rest of us to wake up and move our bank accounts to the community banks to help out all of the George Baily’s (the people) of the world and not the Potters (the Wall Street and Bailout Bankers)

Seems easy enough to me!

Howie, not sure of Mischa’s intent but I would guess it’s to alert people who are even just switching dollars from checking to debtors to just move that small money to a small bank, one that didn’t and wouldn’t particpate in the bs that the 5 large ones would at your expense. I could be wrong so I’ll step back and let Mischa speak for herself and if I am wrong, I will risk the wrath : ) can I just say sorry now though?

Back to the task at hand, Luv, Zen Lill

There are millions who barely make it from month to month. There are millions who live on tiny government disablity checks. There are many who jsu do not earn enough to hav savings or money to invest, hence no money to move.

I am happy to have a checking account to pay my monthly bills and not much else. Where should I be moving my money and all those millions just like me?

You live A priviledged life. You probably do not even associate with anyone who has no money to invest and therefore no money to move.

What about single mothers who work 2 jobs to pay rent and put food on the table for their children.

With such a shitty economy, if you look down at all the little people who do not count in this society, there are more people who do not have enough money to invest or move to other investments simply because they ahven’t any.

There are more of us who do not have money to move than those who do. I am one of them and you insult all of us poor folk by posting a topic which pertains only to the percentage that actually have extra money to invest.

We also do not belong to Country Clubs or have personal trainers or Ploasma TVs or any of the toys of the wealthy.

I say Happy New Year to the people who fall in my catagory. We are people too. We are the majority of U.S. Citizens. Some of us may not have parties to celebrate the new year or anything else. We are not living the American Dream. We want and need drastic change. You prove it with your post today — to thos who actually have maney to invest and move around. I will move my money from my left pocket to my right. Is that what you mean?

HOWIE

The TAO seem to have left us to ourselves. They Will return sooner or later. You will communicate with Azza and her Comrades — your friends — on the Climax again. They have not abandoned Earth. They Are having their own situations to deal with but will overcome them. Carr did not put them there. He is not interfering, which frustrates me. It was Azza’s misjudgment of the dangers in deep space which has so many obstacles to overcome.

Things will return to normal in 2010 regarding our friends and all will be as it should be — as planned. I do not have a Suite or Cyborg to make life easier for me. I must do things the old-fashioned way, by living through them and learning from my mistakes.

In the interim, patience and faith are the only things that will prevent you from thinking of abandonment. Do you think I want to stay in the physical and mental condition that I have been in for the past few months? I have been suffering badly.

I have gone through many of the same feelings as you. I have gone through depression thinking they might never return, leaving us with our mundane lives and problems to deal with — to live out our lives — Some longer than others.

You will get your chance to be Commander Michelle.

I hope these words make you feel better.

I believe this will be a Happy New Year indeed.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

HOWIE