Hey Robert, I'm on your email list and the only video link that worked was the first one narrated by Carolyn Bears. The rest of the links are No Shows! Dominick dominick@sonic.net
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> Dear friends, > > Two weeks ago, I sent you our latest Brave New Films video, "War on Greed > Starring Henry Kravis' Homes," and asked for your ideas on what you'd do > with one of Kravis' mansions for a day during the holidays. Carolyn > Bears' story stood out. > > Watch it: bravenewfilms.org > > The War on Greed has touched a nerve, with over 200,000 views and over a > hundred blogs writing about the issue of economic disparity. We will be > continuing to work to call attention to the War on Greed. > > And happy holidays! > > Robert Greenwald > and everyone at Brave New Films > > P.S. Here are a few holiday videos we highlighted on BraveNewFilms.org > this morning that you might enjoy with your egg nog: > > Dear Santa, Bring Daddy Home > bravenewfilms.org > > Bush wishes the richest one percent a very merry Christmas > bravenewfilms.org > > And if you can't make it an entire day without a little hating from Bill > O'Reilly to elevate your blood pressure: > bravenewfilms.org >
jgilliam
· 2 years ago
hey dominick- the site crashed for a few minutes, those links should work fine now.
Rick Abrams
· 2 years ago
Dear Jgilliam,
The loss of a pension is a terrible thing. Henry Kravis, however, is not responsible for the loss. In order for your husband to lose his pension after Mr. Kravis purchased the company, it would have had to have been unvested pension plan under ERISA. As the ERISA was established years the purchase, Henry Kravis cannot be at fault. He had no connection with your husband's company when the ERISA plan was set up. The person who screwed your husband was not Henry Kravis, but the former owner who set up a non-vested pension plan.
On the other hand, you could blame Sandra day O'Connor, former US Supreme Court Justice, who wrote Pilot v Dedeaux in 1987 which allowed ERISA plans to cheat employees leaving them with no legal recourse. Your husband was cheated long before he hard of Henry Kravis. Why don’t you compare the pension plans for the corporate big wigs who sold out to Henry Kravis? I bet 10 to 1, their pension plans were vested.
As long as demagogues like Greenwald misdirect everyone’s attention into hating one man, they know that you won’t take any action to fix the law which allowed your husband’s former employer to cheat him. I’ll also bet Greenwald’s pension plan is vested.
Rebecca Tobias
· 2 years ago
Whoa,
The message of 'inviting people over and walking away with whatever you could carry' from a Kravis Home is an unethical one.
I'm not impressed at all with your choice.
Two 'wrongs' don't make things 'right.'
Positive, productive change will dig us out from under the evils of Empire~let's champion the message(s) that will steward this change.
-- Rebecca Tobias Program Director Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics Malibu, California 310-916-8888 www.RaoulWallenbergInstitute.org
As a tree is known by it's fruit, a person by one's deeds. A good deed is never lost: He who sows courtesy reaps friendship; and he who plants kindness gathers love.
Basil of Caesarea
Betty Ellyn
· 2 years ago
I vote as the winner of the war on greed, Paul Allen, who started Microsoft with Bill Gates and now owns the largest privately owned yacht in the world, complete with 2 helicopters and 5 or 6 smaller boats on it.
martypants
· 2 years ago
I don't advocate just taking property from someone who has more. I agree with Rebecca. Two wrongs and all that. That's what communism is and does: Each takes according to his need and gives according to his ability.
I feel bad for the guy who lost his pension.
But honestly, tell me: which one of you would NOT want to be able to grow their own personal wealth far beyond their needs as Henry Kravis has done? Maybe we'd be "kinder and gentler" about it, to quote a former Bush president, but isn't that what capitalism, the model we ascribe to is all about?
Nola_bukur
· 2 years ago
"Two wrongs don't make a right?" How very cliché. Lets apply that same ethical standard to other injustices shall we?
A pedophile just raped your child, don’t send him to prison because he might be raped. After all two wrongs don’t make a right.
A billionaire defrauded millions of stockholders and employees profit-sharing and increased his own personal wealth and leaving the company bankrupt. Don’t seize his assets and make him pay fines, because two wrongs don’t make a right.
It makes perfect sense?
No! The ethical thing to do is recognize when piracy is piracy regardless of whether or not it’s considered “legal” at the time. We the people determine what is right and wrong, and if we the people start staying (out-loud), there WILL be consequences for that behavior, the CEO Pirates continue at their own peril.
Justice can be civil, or it can be a rabid mob with torches and pitchforks. The choice is up to us, not them, what level of justice will ensue.
Carolab
· 2 years ago
Sorry I don't agree with her answer as a "winner". It's purely a revenge trip for a few people--namely, those who "got screwed" by Henry Kravis. I liked my idea better--invite the entire population of the city and have them watch your film in Henry Kravis' house.
cqsallie
· 1 year ago
Perhaps I misunderstood the premise. What would I do if I spent the holidays in a Kravis house, or what would I do if I OWNED a Kravis house? The dichotomy makes all the difference in the world. If I could legally spend the holidays in a Kravis house, I'd go out and find homeless people and give them a taste of the good life for as long as I could. If I OWNED the house,I'd have it demolished because such places have no reason to exist.
Amapola
· 1 year ago
If I had one of Kravis' homes for a Holiday, I guess I would invite the homeless to come and stay there.
We can start to pressure candidates to support closing tax loop holes, if they know we have figured out how to get them off the ballot.
Joan
· 10 months ago
The Top CEOs that are misusing funds should be fined, return their bonuses or go to jail, and increase the wages and protect the retirement funds of workers>
Khat
· 10 months ago
Congratulations on your win for the War on Greed video!!!! I agree with you, I would do the same thing. I am sorry that your husband had to be in the fallout of their greed and I hope that they will get their just desserts someday.
Margarita
· 10 months ago
This is the winner?! You must not have received too many responses. Do you send these films to Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, the guy named Ali Velshi at CNN? You should send this to the Obamas. There is a rising anger in the masses and you should make certain that the lower classes that supported McCain and Palin see your films so that they realize what cons McCain and Palin and their supporters really are. These people are too stupid and ignorant to know that they are helping the very people that have sold them and their country out.
moooooo
· 10 months ago
Pension? Your husband worked for 30 years, and relied on a "pension"? Mistake #1. Mistake #2: It's not like you are going to go up against a company by yourself. Selling a company is completely doable. It was done in front of your face, and all you have is this 20 second video? Mistake #3: 30 years and he never made it into management where he could actually save some money. Maybe it's your attitude that really screwed you over. Thinking that you showed up on a daily basis for so long, that they secretively owed you something. What about training? What about growing in the company? What about bringing something to the table instead of expecting a candy reward?
It always amazes me when people go public with their complaints that "The World owes me something!".
Tom Brown
· 10 months ago
So everyone who wants a decent life can become a manager? Who does the work, fool?
Greg
· 10 months ago
moooooo...you are WRONG. #1 What else can you rely on...Wall Street, home value, savings acct at 0.25%... #2 FLASH OF BRILLIANCE HERE...Idiotic comment #3 Yes, last I heard, loyalty was a virtue. The problem is the greedy corporate execs play the virtuous as suckers and that is wrong. Stealing pensions is wrong also. The problem is people like you no longer know right and wrong.
coralee
· 10 months ago
Works for me!!! Or...........house the homeless there!!
Patricia
· 10 months ago
I completely disagree with moooo's comments. I feel that if you are a loyal employee for over 30 years you do deserve respect from the company you work for. Not all people feel the need to go into management. this mentality that we should be shafted by corporations if we do not go into management or do training is bogus. Without their loyal workers these fat cats would be out a job. I am surprised that so many people are quick to blame the worker for being shafted!
Marl Lerock
· 10 months ago
Moooooooooo reveal yourself i'd bet you are Henry No seriously You're a mother fucker There's nothing to do with you your such a retarded bastard I'm sure you are paid to put these insanities on the site you're a lobbyist You're reasoning like a psychopat Maybe we should kill the infirm and the weak????
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Carolyn Bears.
The rest of the links are No Shows!
Dominick
dominick@sonic.net
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> Dear friends,
>
> Two weeks ago, I sent you our latest Brave New Films video, "War on Greed
> Starring Henry Kravis' Homes," and asked for your ideas on what you'd do
> with one of Kravis' mansions for a day during the holidays. Carolyn
> Bears' story stood out.
>
> Watch it: bravenewfilms.org
>
> The War on Greed has touched a nerve, with over 200,000 views and over a
> hundred blogs writing about the issue of economic disparity. We will be
> continuing to work to call attention to the War on Greed.
>
> And happy holidays!
>
> Robert Greenwald
> and everyone at Brave New Films
>
> P.S. Here are a few holiday videos we highlighted on BraveNewFilms.org
> this morning that you might enjoy with your egg nog:
>
> Dear Santa, Bring Daddy Home
> bravenewfilms.org
>
> Bush wishes the richest one percent a very merry Christmas
> bravenewfilms.org
>
> And if you can't make it an entire day without a little hating from Bill
> O'Reilly to elevate your blood pressure:
> bravenewfilms.org
>
the site crashed for a few minutes, those links should work fine now.
The loss of a pension is a terrible thing. Henry Kravis, however, is not responsible for the loss. In order for your husband to lose his pension after Mr. Kravis purchased the company, it would have had to have been unvested pension plan under ERISA. As the ERISA was established years the purchase, Henry Kravis cannot be at fault. He had no connection with your husband's company when the ERISA plan was set up. The person who screwed your husband was not Henry Kravis, but the former owner who set up a non-vested pension plan.
On the other hand, you could blame Sandra day O'Connor, former US Supreme Court Justice, who wrote Pilot v Dedeaux in 1987 which allowed ERISA plans to cheat employees leaving them with no legal recourse. Your husband was cheated long before he hard of Henry Kravis. Why don’t you compare the pension plans for the corporate big wigs who sold out to Henry Kravis? I bet 10 to 1, their pension plans were vested.
As long as demagogues like Greenwald misdirect everyone’s attention into hating one man, they know that you won’t take any action to fix the law which allowed your husband’s former employer to cheat him. I’ll also bet Greenwald’s pension plan is vested.
The message of 'inviting people over and walking away with whatever you could carry' from a Kravis Home is an unethical one.
I'm not impressed at all with your choice.
Two 'wrongs' don't make things 'right.'
Positive, productive change will dig us out from under the evils of Empire~let's champion the message(s) that will steward this change.
Let's think intelligently.....and act accordingly.
--
Rebecca Tobias
Program Director
Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics
Malibu, California
310-916-8888
www.RaoulWallenbergInstitute.org
As a tree is known by it's fruit, a person by one's deeds. A good deed is never lost: He who sows courtesy reaps friendship; and he who plants kindness gathers love.
Basil of Caesarea
I feel bad for the guy who lost his pension.
But honestly, tell me: which one of you would NOT want to be able to grow their own personal wealth far beyond their needs as Henry Kravis has done? Maybe we'd be "kinder and gentler" about it, to quote a former Bush president, but isn't that what capitalism, the model we ascribe to is all about?
A pedophile just raped your child, don’t send him to prison because he might be raped. After all two wrongs don’t make a right.
A billionaire defrauded millions of stockholders and employees profit-sharing and increased his own personal wealth and leaving the company bankrupt. Don’t seize his assets and make him pay fines, because two wrongs don’t make a right.
It makes perfect sense?
No! The ethical thing to do is recognize when piracy is piracy regardless of whether or not it’s considered “legal” at the time. We the people determine what is right and wrong, and if we the people start staying (out-loud), there WILL be consequences for that behavior, the CEO Pirates continue at their own peril.
Justice can be civil, or it can be a rabid mob with torches and pitchforks. The choice is up to us, not them, what level of justice will ensue.
If I could legally spend the holidays in a Kravis house, I'd go out and find homeless people and give them a taste of the good life for as long as I could. If I OWNED the house,I'd have it demolished because such places have no reason to exist.
Please learn how to get the bad candidates off the ballot and out of office alternativeconservative.com
We can start to pressure candidates to support closing tax loop holes, if they know we have figured out how to get them off the ballot.
It always amazes me when people go public with their complaints that "The World owes me something!".
#1 What else can you rely on...Wall Street, home value, savings acct at 0.25%...
#2 FLASH OF BRILLIANCE HERE...Idiotic comment
#3 Yes, last I heard, loyalty was a virtue. The problem is the greedy corporate execs play the virtuous as suckers and that is wrong. Stealing pensions is wrong also.
The problem is people like you no longer know right and wrong.
No seriously You're a mother fucker
There's nothing to do with you your such a retarded bastard
I'm sure you are paid to put these insanities on the site you're a lobbyist
You're reasoning like a psychopat
Maybe we should kill the infirm and the weak????
You are not a man You are an ant