OVER THE WEEKEND WE SAW LEHMAN BROTHERS EMPLOYEES GATHERING THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS AND TAKING THEM OUT OF THE BUILDING AS ONE EMPLOYEE DESCRIBED THE FESTIVITIES ON THE INSIDE AS BEER DRINKING CIGAR SMOKING GOOD TIMES. THESE PEOPLE WERE DISRUPTED FROM THEIR NORMAL SUNDAY RITUALS, AND FOUND THEMSELVES OUT OF WORK, JUST LIKE SO MANY AMERICANS. LEHMAN BROTHERS WILL FILE FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION IN NEW YORK, THAT WOULD MAKE IT THE LARGEST FAILED INVESTMENT BANK SINCE DREXEL BURNHAM 18 YEARS AGO. WITHOUT GOVERNMENT BAILOUT LEHMAN BROTHERS LOOKED TO THE BRITISH BANK OF BARCLAYS. WELL PEOPLE LET'S COME TOGETHER AND BAIL OURSELVES OUT BY REALIZING THAT WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER WITH OUT OWN FUNDS, BECAUSE WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET ANY MORTGAGE LOANS ANY TIME SOON, UNLESS WE START TO BE OUR OWN SOURCE.
LET'S COME TOGETHER AND START OUR OWN CLUB TO FINANCE OUR HOME PURCHASES. WE HAVE SEEN THE POWER OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS THAT HAVE RECEIVED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM EVERYDAY PEOPLE. WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND DO THIS FOR OURSELVES. GIVE TO OURSELVES.