Comments on: Anya Stiglitz’s Latest Book | From Cairo to Wall Street: Lisa Epstein – The Accidental Activist

By: talktotennessee

talktotennessee — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:26:48 +0000

Many of us tried to do he ‘right’ thing exhausting our savings, our 401K or IRAs to make good on our loans. Loans that were predatory in many cases. When gone, no one cared. We learned there was never an intention to modify. I just submitted my 4th or 5th package submission and still nothing. Even the Court challenged the defense and asked why they had not modified my loan. If the Courts can’t gain cooperation or Congressmen, lawyers or financial counselors, none of these people can effect a modification, it isn’t going to happen period…

By: talktotennessee

talktotennessee — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:15:25 +0000

http://www.npr.org/2012/06/05/154345390/growing-economic-inequality-endangers-our-future
Joseph Stiglitz’s book, “Growing Economic Inequality,” is right on target too. Unfortunately those who believe in continuing to reward the wealthy with lower taxes and waiting for it to ‘trickle down’ to the poor, unemployed and middle class are busy selling this spin of lies to the radical Southern tea partiers who will shoot self in the foot supporting the GOP, while they are polishing their firearms . As my granny always said: “Well you can wish in one hand and – – – – in the other and see which is gits full the fastest.” Her pithy wisdom is appropro in today’s economic climate where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. I think that was also Biblical.
Increasingly it is hard to see the difference between the parties in supporting the man on the street as opposed to rewarding Wall Street for taking us for a cleaning!
We need more voices of reason, like the Stiglitzs with credentials to support. Is anyone listening?

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:53:15 +0000

First of all, I absolutely agree that this was well written. It hits home on so many levels and makes me feel proud that there are people out there who, not only “get it” but are doing something about it.
I am a simple person, hard working and I trusted everyone. I knew in the background of everyday living there are Laws and Rights that are not only in place but there are People to enforce and protect us. With that said, I believed in Banks and Lenders and that they would not fraudulently and intentionally hurt me or anyone else for that matter.
States and state laws vary from state to state and Federal Laws are in place to protect We the People as a whole.
What I have come to a conclusion of the Foreclosure Crisis is that, everyone knows. The president knows, the Attorney Generals of our states and in the Federal Government knows even the Judges know.
What confuses everyone is, why nothing has been done to any extent to help people and to adhere to the letter of the law that is in place to protect all of us.
With that said and to make it brief is that no one found out about all of this till years later. MERS has been in place for over 20 years and frauding the people and even our counties across the United States. Money has been lost everytime a home was sold or a land transaction that did not get recorded in the counties across America.
It is so wide spread and so deep the Governments, Federal and State does not have the resources to fight this. So like Cancer, it will spread and the week will fall and the Strong and Rich will survive.
We just don’t have any experiance Doctors in the House to cure this or even want to cure this.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:53:17 +0000

Very well written. Thank you Lisa-this has come at a tremendous price to you. You are a hero. History will not be kind to those who sold out for a few dollars and a job. There is so much collusion and conflict of interest. Hope this can come to a peaceful end and resolution but I fear it may generate a revolution per Thomas Jefferson’s recommendation to keep government honest-a revolution every 40 years. I wonder if we have the will, as a people in this country, to fight like our forefathers and have the resolve of “Give me Liberty or Give me death”. How much is our freedom worth-freedom of worship, of land/home ownership, economic and travel. Every area is being infringed upon some gradually and others rapidly. This whole mortgage problem I believe was planned from the beginning as a massive wealth confiscation and it is government sponsored that sold out to corporate interests long ago-thinly veiled economic terrorism against it’s own citizens. The government seems to march to corporate special interests and only puts on an aire of concern for public soundbites but with no substance of policy or even an intention to change. Too comfortable. I am still amazed that more people have not been motivated to take action.