Three years ago today our nation was virtually robbed in order to bailout Wall Street. This was definitely a reverse Robin Hood that rewarded a crime with a handout. In the last three years there have been attempts to corral Wall Street with little effect and they are still perpetrating the same crimes that got them in trouble in the first place. Today corporations are sitting on record profits and overall are enjoying good times in the stock market, but folks on Main Street are still suffering. Where was our bailout?
My husband and I were victims of Wall Street after our original mortgage company was shutdown and our mortgage was handed over to Bank of America without our knowledge. After we received our first statement, they advised us we were three months behind on our payments, which we knew was wrong. Three attorneys and over two years later it was fixed, but it is despicable that crooks like Bank of America get a handout who then turn around and punish folks like us. We were very fortunate compared to millions of other homeowners that could not get the help they needed, and wound up losing their homes.
As I write this thousands are protesting on Wall Street as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Heartland supports these efforts and believes now is the time we take a stand and reclaim the power from a tiny minority of people who are holding our nation hostage.
Join with us in this historic moment to send Wall Street a clear message that we are no longer going to be held hostage by their greed.