CITY COUNCIL - 3 MINUTE SPEECH for WORLDPOVERTYUPORDOWN.ORG

  1. Gerry Brown, 9127-79th Ave. N. Seminole FL 727-771-5822
  2. HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, CITIZENS
  3. THE HANDOUTS CONTAIN A LOT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR WEB PAGE CALLED worldpovertyupordown.org and an article about William Wilberforce who in 1833 led the effort to peacefully end physical slavery in the British Empire with a “9 Word Law.”
  4. I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO ATTEND A MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE DAVID JOLLYTO SUPPORT HIS EFFORTS TO PASS A “12 WORD LAW”IN THE U. S. CONGRESS THAT CANPEACEFULLY END WORLD POVERTY WHICH IS NOW CAUSING “ECONOMIC SLAVERY” FOR 3.6 BILLION PEOPLE.
  5. THE 12 WORD LAW SIMPLY STATES IT IS “ILLEGAL TO IMPORT GOODS FROM 132 NATION NOT REQUIRING $1 DOLLAR HOUR MINIMUM WAGE.” (SAFETY NET WAGE FOR HALF PEOPLE IN WORLD!
  6. AS THE WORLDS LARGEST IMPORTING NATION ONLY THE USA CAN ESTABLISH THIS LAW AND ENABLE THE 132 NATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE POWER TO RAISE THEIR MINIMUM WAGES OR SAFETY REGULATION ON THEIR OWN.
  7. THE REASON THEY CAN NOT DO THIS UNILATERALLY IS BASED ON A “ECONOMIC FACT OF LIFE” WHICH STATES MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS MUST PRODUCE THEIR GOODS AT LOWEST POSIBLE PRICE OR THEY WILL BE FORCED OUT OF BUSINESS.
  8. IF ONE OF THESE 132 NATIONS DARED TO RAISE THEIR MINIMUM WAGES THE MNC WILL SIMPLY MOVE THEIR FACTORIES TO THENEXT NATION WITH LOWER WAGES AND REGULATIONS.WORLD ECONOMIST GARRET BROWN CALLS THIS “THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM” AND THIS RACE IS CAUSING POVERTY AND DEFLATION WORLD WIDE.
  9. THIS RACE TO THE BOTTOM HAS CAUSED MANY TERRIBLE SITUATIONS LIKE IN BANGLEDESH IN 2013 WHEN A SWEATSHOP FACTORY COLLAPED AND KILLED 1200 WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO WERE WORKINGFOR JUST 11 CENTS PER HOUR.
  10. YES, THIS LAW WILL COST US 25 CENTS MORE FOR A BANGLEDESH SHIRT BUT NOW THERE WILL BE 3.6 BILLION MORE PEOPLE BUYING OUR GOODS AS THEY ARE MAKING A LIVING WAGE FOR FIRST TIME. IT IS THE CHRISTIAN, MORAL AND RIGHT THING TO DO TO HELP OUR POVERTY NEIGHBORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
  11. EITHER WE PASS THIS LAW AND SUPPORT THESE NATIONS TO INCREASE THEIR WAGES ALL AT THE SAME TIME OR THE OTHER HALF OF WORLD’S POPULATION WILL BE PULLED DOWN TO THEIR POVERTY LEVELS. THIS IS CALLEDDEFLATION AND IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW BIG TIME IN USA AND EUROPE. IF WE CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET WHAT WE HAVE GOTTEN. MORE DESPARATE PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY WILLING TO GO TO WAR AND ILLEGALLY MIGRATE TO SAFER NATIONS LIKE OURS.
  12. IT ISALSOIN OUR OWNFINANCIAL INTEREST TO PASS THE12 WORD LAW AS IT WILL GIVE THE WORLD’S ECONOMYA $7 TRILLION DOLLAR SHOT IN THE ARM. THIS WILLCAUSE WAGES TO INCREASE WORLD WIDE AND IMMEDIATELY STOP DEFLATION. BETTER YET, NO NEW TAXES, BIG GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR WELFARE SYSTEM IS REQUIRED.
  13. WE RECENTLY MET WITH REPRESENTATIVE JOLLY AND HE ENCURAGED US TO INVITE ALL AREA CITY/COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERSAND CLERGY LEADERS TOATTEND A MEETING AT ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON STARKEY ROAD IN SEMINOLE TO HOPEFULY ANNOUNCE HIS EFFORTS TO GET THE 2 WORD LAW ENACTED. I WILL EMAIL EACH OF YOU WITH MEETING DETAILS WHEN THEY ARE SET.
  14. THIS IS TRULY A NON-PARTISAN AND NON-DENOMINATION WORLD WIDE ISSUE.
  15. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL VERY SOON.