11/06/2012
Advocates of a Resource Based Economy endorse Dr. Jill Stein for President
People 4 Social Sustainability has already endorsed the United States Green Party, and Jill Stein is their nominee for President. PSS the true face of Resource Based Economics embraces the Green Party's environmentalism, focus on equality, and value of decentralization, localized economics, and encouragement of civic participation.
Jill Stein is a driven, capable, courageous, bold, conscientious, and accomplished woman who is adding to America's political dialogue with a campaign platform based in Green Party ideas. Most of her economic policies are endorsed by People 4 Social Sustainability.
She has proven herself to be a fighter for equality and the rule of law on Wall Street with her attempt at putting Wall Street kleptocrats under citizen's arrest. She was arrested for trespassing with her vice presidential pick, Cheri Honkala at the finance firm Fannie Mae. Dr. Stein's willingness to be arrested for justice shows a willingness to sacrifice that is unseen among America's elected officials.
Dr. Stein has also proven herself to be a fighter for equality by choosing one of the Occupy movement's leaders to be her vice presidential nominee. People 4 Social Sustainability greatly appreciates this recognition to the Occupy movement because PSS has collaborated with Occupiers for activism in different American cities.
Jill Stein was virtually unknown before her presidential bid, but she was already one of the country's top environmental activists, a Green Party insider, a Green Party candidate for governor of Massachusetts, and a leader in environmental health. The combination of her environmental activism and her experience as a Harvard Medical School educated physician has made her a top notch crusader against genetically modified foods. Environmental health issues are key issues for PSS. The issue of genetically modified foods is a major concern for critics of the capitalist form of the monetary system and its profit motive, who are deeply concerned about personal and environmental sustainability.
However, Jill Stein has endorsed a new federal central credit union, publicly owned, to replace the Federal Reserve. People 4 Social Sustainability members and volunteers are deeply encouraged by Jill Stein's criticism of the Federal Reserve as well as her conviction to end the Federal Reserve and banks “too big to fail”. Nevertheless, we cannot support this particular policy that is not different enough from endorsing a privately owned central bank. Whether a central bank is public or private, it is still a dangerous policy because it puts monetary policy and banking for banks in the hands of bureaucrats who are obscure to the public and even prominent journalists. This would lead to an unintended lack of accountability and results that would compare to Federal Reserve created disasters.
Regardless Jill Stein is the best representation of someone outside the American power structure speaking truth to power. She is a serious environmentalist who is just as serious about economic justice and grassroots democracy. All but one of her economic policies could transition America beyond the monetary system and towards a true Resource Based Economy. This is why People 4 Social Sustainability enthusiastically endorses Jill Stein as the best choice in 2012 of all other choices available. We encourage all people and especially all advocates of a Resource Based Economy to vote Green on November 6th and support true sustainability by voting Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala 2012!
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To unify together people from all aspects of society who envision a holistically sustainable and integrated world through the power of cooperative action.
