I did not know this about Susan Rice. Did you? I know that the reasons the Conservatives were opposed to her were not based on her private financial holding. But now that I see she is a member of the 1% and much of her private financial holding are in energy and banking interests a HUGE questions is raised for me about her ability to make a decision about fracked oil pipeline that the Secretary of State will make for the Obama administration. Makes me want to know more about the financial holdings of administration officials even if they are put in a blind trust.. The relationship of wealth to civil service is important to understand. If the average Joe or Jane can not afford to step up and only the wealthy do .. what does this mean for the 99%. I don't mean to be simplistic. I know that wealthy people can rise above their class interest, But is this the norm or the exception. Today I am glad Ambassador Rice with drew her availability to serve as Seretary of State. Does anyone know where her wealth comes from? Family? Inheritance? Earned?
Secretary of State Candidate Has a Major Financial Stake in Canadian Tar Sands | OnEarth Magazine
In a HEALTH CRISIS how long it takes to get to an emergency room is a matter of LIFE AND DEATH. We need a hospital with a trauma 1 emergency room to replace St Vincent's in Greenwich Village on the West Side of Manhattan. Now there is no hospital or authentic emergency room to treat over a million people who live/work on the West Side in a critical health crisis. Urgent Care, no matter how fancy, can NOT by law, treat critical health emergencies: HEART ATTACK, STROKE, child CHOKING, etc.
