“We are fighting in the defense of our homes, our families, and posterity. We have petitioned, and our petitions have been scorned. We have entreated, and our entreaties have been disregarded. We have begged, and they have mocked when our calamity came.
We beg no longer; we entreat no more; we petition no more. We defy them!” William Jennings Bryan (1896). Some things never change – or will they?
Over-Leveraged Acquisitions, Mergers, and Bad Wall Street Investments Killed Twinkies – Not the Unions. Another Death by a Hedge fund.
If it wasn’t obvious after the Wisconsin tirade of union abuse that big business wants to bust all unions – it certainly should be now. Looking at any company’s or municipality’s financial debacle you will usually find a link to bad Wall Street advice or investments. This is certainly true for Hostess Brands.
Founded in 1930 by Ralph L. Nafziger, the sad story of the demise of Hostess Brands, formerly known as Interstate Bakeries Corporation, and its bankruptcies stem from more recent bad management and investment decisions which created the loss of its employee pension funds – a problem that our government fails miserably to protect and properly regulate. Continue reading
HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION S.C.R. NO. 39 – NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT AND TESTIMONY BEFORE MARCH 13, 2012 at 10:15 A.M.
Honolulu, Hawaii March 9, 2012 Mahalo Hawaii Senators!
In an effort to get the Hawaii Attorney General’s focus on the fraudulent documents filed in the Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances, the Hawaii Senate drafted a Concurrent Resolution in cooperation with the House Representatives:
“DIRECTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO INVESTIGATE CASES WHERE FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS ARE ALLEGED“…and just in time. Continue reading
Deadly Clear 