REVOLTIONARY ROAD

My father died 2 years ago, his wife from 2nd marriage dies late last year. Father left 2 kids, Pat left 7 sons! And as fair as could be split their modest assets evenly between the 9 families, what could be nicer or fairer than that? I never needed nor asked to see the will...my father was fair like that, and Pat was a great lady.

On the other side is my step-father, like wall street bankers GREED and anti-social behaviour is what you get, my mother died almost 14 years ago, married 2nd time to this dude for 25 years and a bypass trust was set up, it was here wishes that her 2 children be left something and was also her wishes the principal amount be left alone, some $650,000 of which the 2 children get 25% and the step fathers son gets the other 50%, just how it was. ALL that really needed to be done was set it up in bonds or balanced funds and the earnings would go right to the remaining spouse.

But that wasn't good enough, he drained the entire amount, every last cent without a care to anyone but himself. When I accidently found out several months ago, well I was pretty pissed off. I had rights after consulting a lawyer, in the end I let it go. Why? because you never know if justice will be served and justice is not free, and the others involved would suffer, my family and my step brothers (he was supposed to be trustee..obviously did shitty job)...I wasn't willing to do that to them...sue of course for negligence. I can let that go.

I offered a solution that would be fair and set things right, the step father would have none of it....a piece of property he bought with most of the money would be put back into some kind of legal document, my stepbrothers family would benefit most.

There would be ONE PRICE TO PAY for not acting like a human being, basically being a bastard my entire time of knowing him, never showing any emotion or caring, not to me not to my stepbrother, his kids, nor my only son....once he even forgot his fing name.

That price would be that unless he made this right, I would NEVER speak to him again, not a single word....ever. Not be in same room , not attend any function or holiday...where he would be there....have nothing further to do with him.

He cut his own son out of his will for spite and left EVERYTHING to his 2nd wife....just an all around decent guy.

Let me tell you something, you do good for people, be a decent person and when you die people will remember you. When you are a shit human being, when you die you are instantly forgotten...like you never were.

WHy do I tell this story? Because this is my blog, and this is where I leave a little bit of myself every day I post in it, and maybe some can relate to this story.

I'm OK, someone finally had to stand up to this creep, and let him know it's not alright to always just think of yourself, and care for no one....that MONEY is the only thing that matters.

Now more than ever money better not be the only thing that matters, because so many of us, our American brothers are up against it. And all we are getting is lip service.....GREED, more GREED and self serving self perpetuating policies.

But guess what? The more this goes on, the madder people get, the more questions they are asking, the more they know they been had and something is wrong.

And the last time I looked, the COnstitution was for the people, by the people....and the people keep saying "DON'T DO THIS, OR DON'T DO THAT...." and the people in office supposed to SERVE US, do what the fuck they want in total disregard for the majority....it isn't that the minority should be dismissed, but you have to have some way to make decisions....and the people are not being listened to....think about that next time you vote.

Think about just voting party line when you realize the laws that protected us were wiped clean first with CLinton, then BUSH and now Obama...is he so stupid and ill informed that he thinks Bernanke is doing a bang up job? DID he not pay attention to the last 4 years of his decisions and public comments? and all the other henchmen out there....taking care of the big boys....the GS's and JPM's of the world.

And what a pleasant morning it is to wake up and know the greedy bastards who started this financial tsunami, IMHO and voted TOO BIG TO FAIL are now TOO BIGGER TO FAIL and wield even more weight and heft....and are busy making their billion trading with FED $$$$'s all to get healthy....to make big profits.....and not to lend the money....and are set up to make BILLIONS more in bonuses...OH I can't wait for the press tour Obama will set up, hope he gets on LEtterman again....

What goes around comes around.

It is possible the GOV must continue to try and inflate and spend while hoping the Consumer and Businesses will fall back into previous habits.....if the GOV tightens its belt maybe no one will spend? I think we got ourselves into one helluva mess with NO EASY WAY OUT.

Think of ALL the ways money used to leak into the economy, the home ATM machines, anyone could get credit.....spend, lend and bend....and build build build...borrow borrow.

Understand this, we reached a point in our PONZINOMICS (remember who coined this if it gets popular haa) where the pile of shit got so high it began to topple.

Some of the unscrupulous bedbugs were seen scurrying out from under the sheets and rocks....but they probably just found another bed....but the game couldn't continue.

FOUL it up they did with putrid rancid paper, most now either owned by the FED (that must stink) or remains HIDDEN from view in a bankd vault somehwere and much thanks to the abrupt end to Mark To MArket accounting....is kept near face value....so THE APPEARENCE of profits and banking health, that little myth can be propogated to the masses.

DID a historic debt bubble fix itself already? since certain rules and laws that protected us were relaxed first in 2000....we have suffered thru 2 burst bubbles and now a housing debt bubble....and the stock market is below its path of almost 10 years ago...we sit with $100 TRILLION of unfunded liabilities (SS and Medicare) and another $12 Trillion public debt....the $12 Trillion and the how many $trillions for the BANK bailouts....we just PRINT to pay.....an obscene finger gestured to the American people.

This is a great country but I keep hearing how we are the richest country in the world....why is it we are the most in debt?

Duratek