The Wake Up Project

THE PEOPLE VS THE MASTER MANIPULATORS People are Awakening by Mark A. Goldman “Today we have left behind our own symbols, our particular concerns because we want to demonstrate that what links us together is indignation against government abuses, against big corporations and financial entities” We demand a democracy that shows zero tolerance against corruption. Declaration: July 4, 2011 THE PEOPLE VS THE MASTER MANIPULATORS People are Awakening by Mark A. Goldman “Today we have left behind our own symbols, our particular concerns because we want to demonstrate that what links us together is indignation against government abuses, against big corporations and financial entities” We demand a democracy that shows zero tolerance against corruption. Declaration: July 4, 2011 1. We the people …believe that the crimes committed by prior administrations is unfinished business. Those who committed these crimes need to be brought to justice and justice needs to be done. We repudiat...

Titanic Derivatives What are derivatives? Some investors describe them as “dormant economic weapons of mass destruction”. They essentially are large leveraged bets on top of stocks, bonds and commodities. Money can be made within months or seconds by betting if a stock will go up, down or even remain the same. With no credit rating you can place a bet worth double your account balance. Big time investors get greater leverage with these instantaneous loans. The New York Times, Oct 8th 2008: “The derivatives market is $531 trillion, up from $106 trillion in 2002″. This market is setup with odds similar to a racetrack. Trillions are won and lost (transferred) every second. But unlike a racetrack the big players have ultimate control. Their trillions can make stocks move. A 4% up swing in a stock can cause a derivative bet to rise more than 100% in value or vice versa. A low performing stock that rises only 6% a year could actually have many 3, 6 or 9 percent swings weekly or monthly (some...