Got this in my email from a fellow SI trader I and many of us know well and respect. I have not investigated it yet, but I do know we are in big trouble debtwise.
Dear Friend,
Can "we the people" really save our economy? Can we really force our government to face the inconvenient truth of the $53 trillion hole we're in? That's the sum of all the US government's current financial obligations including unfunded promises for Social Security and Medicare - a $455,000 bill for every household in this country.
The answer is "YES" - there IS something each of us can do.
Click below to add your signature to a letter we're publishing in the New York Times (more on the letter below).
pgpf.org
This new movement for fiscal responsibility is just a few weeks old. And yet, thanks to folks like you, we've already made significant strides:
Over 100,000 of you have already signed on to help us fight for fiscal responsibility in Washington and at home
Our effort already has been covered extensively by the media, ranging from the New York Times, ABC News and CNN to literally thousands of blog mentions (source: Technorati).
"I.O.U.S.A.," our feature documentary about the impending fiscal crisis, has made an incredible splash. Not only did the film get three and a half stars from Roger Ebert, and rave reviews from the New York Times and other critics, but it set an opening-day record for a documentary, thanks to a bonus post-screening town hall, and is about to break into the ranks of the top 100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time (source: BoxOffice Mojo).
That's right - a documentary about fiscal responsibility is about the break into the top 100! And the film is still in theaters in selected cities; check below for listings.
fandango.com
We've taken the first step together, and we've begun to build the movement that cynics claimed was impossible. We're sounding the alarm and America is waking up. Now, it's time to take it to the next level. Here's how you can help:
This Sunday, we'll be publishing a letter across two full pages in the New York Times calling upon the presidential nominees to move beyond the "denial" stage, recognize that America has a $53 trillion problem, and start taking steps to solve it. This letter will be signed by a bipartisan group of some of the country's most prominent leaders in finance and fiscal policy-making, and by representatives of young people's organizations around the country.
You can add YOUR name by visiting www.PGPF.org today. Please help us make this letter one our next President can't ignore.
Are you on Facebook? If so, please visit the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and I.O.U.S.A. pages and become a fan today.
And finally, spread the word! Forward this e-mail to your 10,000 closest friends.
We've started a movement for fiscal responsibility - a movement few thought possible. And with your help, we will wake up America and set the nation on a course toward a more secure future and a brighter tomorrow.
All the best,
Dave Walker
President and CEO, Peter G. Peterson Foundation
pgpf.org
PS, For more about "I.O.U.S.A," click below to see the trailer, bonus clips, and my polite disagreement with Warren Buffett!
iousathemovie.com
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Okay people, here's what I want you to do.
#1. Please... right now, before you click away from
this page, click on the link below and sign the letter
that is going to be published by the Peterson Foundation
in the New York Times.
Sign the letter here:
pgpf.org
#2. Pass this along to friends, family, co-workers, and
re-post it on other SI threads, blogs and forums that you frequent.
#3. I want you to pause for just a moment and think about
how proud, and how thrilled you are going to feel when you
see your name right there in the New York Times
on that petition...
Of one day, being able to bring that framed letter out to
show your grandchildren and tell them the story about how
you, and others like you... took America back.
Picture your name on that letter, just like the names of
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Ben Franklin,
that appeared on another history changing document
a little over 200 years ago.
Make a statement that may live on forever
in American history. Become part of history
and sign this letter right now.
Do it now... and pass it on!
Sign the letter here:
pgpf.org |
