The Story of Broke
- Topics:
- Blog
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 3:45 PM
The Story of Broke couldn’t come at a better time with over 200 Occupations happening all over the country, right before Thanksgiving and with the election coming down the pipe. See Annie Leonard’s new short film here. If you want to get involved with Participatory Budgeting in New York, please visit http://pbnyc.org/. From now until March 2012, the residents of Districts 8, 39, 42, and 45 get to spend $6 million of public money.
The Story of Broke
The United States isn’t broke; we’re the richest country on the planet and a country in which the richest among us are doing exceptionally well. But the truth is, our economy is broken, producing more pollution, greenhouse gasses and garbage than any other country. In these and so many other ways, it just isn’t working. But rather than invest in something better, we continue to keep this ‘dinosaur economy’ on life support with hundreds of billions of dollars of our tax money. The Story of Broke calls for a shift in government spending toward investments in clean, green solutions—renewable energy, safer chemicals and materials, zero waste and more—that can deliver jobs AND a healthier environment. It’s time to rebuild the American Dream; but this time, let’s build it better.
