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Empty Storefronts

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Rick Robins

As I am putting up posters advertising the May 9th public banking “Own Our Bank and Thrive!” event, it is striking to me how many empty storefronts we still have. In the McCourtney area it seems to be around 25%. … Continue reading →

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Own Our Bank and Thrive!

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Rick Robins

A Public Bank, Nevada County’s Answer to Megabanks The Nevada County chapter of the Public Banking Institute is putting on an educational “town hall” event May 9th, 6:30 to 9 PM at the Banner Grange, 12629 McCourtney, Grass Valley. We … Continue reading →

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An Argument for a NSJ/Ridge Time Zone (a metaphor with a local business punch line)

Posted on March 17, 2014 by jedediah

“Why don’t we create a ridge time zone?” was a question asked of the panel at the recent NSJ Economic Resiliency Workshop Jan. 9, 2014. It brought a few chuckles, but generally wasn’t taken too seriously and perhaps seemed out … Continue reading →

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LaMalfa and the TPP

Posted on February 14, 2014 by jedediah

LaMalfa isn’t a conservative, he’s an elite fascist. (I got this info from reading “rice Industry” articles — who reads those, right? I actually couldn’t tell you why I was, I don’t remember the research string I was following when … Continue reading →

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Community activist groups invited to participate in Nevada County charter and public bank efforts

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Rick Robins

Economic Liberty for Main Street (ELMSt), an organization of local Nevada County residents interested in promoting the economy of Nevada County and economic welfare of its citizens, is educating county residents and businesses about the benefits of chartering our county … Continue reading →

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TPP the Framework for a One-World Fascist Government

Posted on November 12, 2013 by jedediah

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an international trade agreement secretly being negotiated behind the backs of congress and the American people.  It threatens to undermine the constitution by entrenching corporate power in virtually every area of our lives. The TPP … Continue reading →

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Public Banking Survey article in The Union newspaper

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Rick Robins

Members of the local chapter of the Public Banking Institute are conducting a survey of business credit needs here in Nevada County as indicated in an earlier post. Our local newspaper, The Union, interviewed a couple of our members regarding … Continue reading →

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What, pressure from the UN to override the right to local self governance?

Posted on June 18, 2013 by jedediah

This was intended as an open letter to Sheriff Royal from me, Jedediah Biagi, from my perspective of a small business owner, active in church in The Penn Valley LDS Ward, Occupy Nevada County, The Nevada County Tea Party, The … Continue reading →

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The FDIC is After Your Money – Bail-In (Seizing Deposits) is the New Bail Out for Banks

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Rick Robins

The following is the text from a new article by Ellen Brown of the Public Banking Institution The article states the case for public banks but it also continues to warn us against keeping our own money in FDIC banks. … Continue reading →

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FDIC Proposes Seizing Deposits as Alternative to Taxpayer Bailout

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Rick Robins

Those of us following the news in Cyprus are probably all appalled by the seizure of customer deposits in order to save its banks. We have to ask ourselves: can that happen here? As it turns out, the FDIC actually … Continue reading →

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