The Real Face Of Recession and Forclosure

It’s easy to sit around talking in economic terms about recession, depression and foreclosure, but when the story gets personal …well that’s not so easy. Thus we have an interview with a Latino man who went into the Marines to make a better life for himself, was able to do so, and then was cast down, by a failing economy, as fast as he arose. This is his story, better for the details and the telling, but sad.

This is just one instance of millions. The Wall Street Roulette Wheel is really just playing with the lives of real people. It’s easy to say “thank goodness this is not me”, but it could be any one of us. Our obligation to this man, who protected this country by the way, goes beyond our self interest. There is an imperative to extend our outrage to every single person who is willing to work their finger to the bone, only to find out that it is not enough. This is especially true when “not enough” is dictated by race, ethnicity or religious background. Maybe we are impotent to make these types of changes, but it is well within our power to make sure that all these stories are known for 100 years. Only looking out for the interests of our immediate fiends and family just divides us from the solutions to these problems. We must activate our civic conscience, make that a part of what it means to be an American citizen. This man’s fight is every persons fight.