There are probably more perspectives to be considered. Meanwhile, these seem the most urgent reasons for the implementation of Basic Income Guarantee to precede “deep structural change” rather than follow it. From any perspective, there is bound to be a struggle, as certain “Americans” jealously defend their “right” to passively draw income from their private ownership of securities and the employment of wage-labor. As such, a “Homeless March on Washington” is probably just a first step in a much larger struggle -- some prefer the term “revolution” -- for social and economic justice. [12]
In conclusion, the current economic crisis necessitates a nonviolent march of homeless Americans organized from all corners of the United States. As a matter of national security, how can Americans bravely protect their "homeland" from the rest of the world if they can't even defend their "homes" from their own government?
The overall mission of a "Homeless March on Washington" is to transport and transplant “American Homeless Ambassadors” (AHA!!) to Washington, D.C. -- the origin of their disgrace -- so the accused can meet their accusers face-to-face, and so "The Deciders" in Washington can no longer evade the consequences of their criminal behavior. The central objective of a "Homeless March on Washington" is a combination of purchasing power and debt relief, arrived at through the "Cook Plan" including Basic Income Guarantee.
With financial support from their respective communities, American Homeless Ambassadors should set up camp in the streets and the parks and the areas surrounding the Capitol city, and remain there until a Basic Income Guarantee is established. If Americans can organize to protest a “stolen election” as David Swanson suggests, [13] then Americans can mobilize against homelessness and unemployment in favor of a Basic Income Guarantee. If communities can support unemployed and homeless citizens within their own regions, then communities can afford to support a few of their homeless representatives in Washington, D.C. Moreover, if Congress can pass a bill in one week to "bail out" Wall Street, then Congress can pass another emergency bill to save "Main Street".
A plan like this might not seem very attractive right now. But as the current crisis escalates, and more people lose their incomes and their homes, perhaps the idea will catch on. The purpose of presenting this article series has been to sow some seeds of reason into the minds of those who are as concerned about the future of humanity as I am. Until they come to their senses, our “leaders” in Washington, D.C. should receive a fresh shipment of American homelessness each month --
"East bound and down, loaded up and truckin',
We're gonna do what they say can't be done.
We got a long way to go, and a short time to get there.
Well, I'm eastbound, jus' watch ol' Bandit run!!" [14]
David Kendall lives in WA and is concerned about the future of our world.
Notes
[1] Kendall, David (11/07/2008). "East Bound and Down: A Homeless March on Washington Part 2". OpEdNews. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Loaded-Up-and-Truckin--A-by-David-Kendall-081105-236.html
[2] King, Dr. Martin Luther (1968). Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos Or Community?. New York, NY: Beacon Press, pg 150. ISBN 0807005711.
[3] Cook, Richard C. (04/26/2007). “An Emergency Program of Monetary Reform for the United States”. Global Research. http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=5494
[4] Schweickart, David (June 2002). "After Capitalism". Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. pg 36. ISBN 0742513009
[5] Cook, Richard C. (06/072007). "Poverty in America: Progressive Schemes to Reduce Poverty will Fail without Monetary Reform". Global Research. http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=5905
[6] Schweickart, David (June 2002). "After Capitalism". Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. pg 97. ISBN 0742513009
[7] Howard, Michael W. (10/2001). "Self-Management and the Crisis of Socialism: The Rose in the Fist of the Present". Rowman & Littlefield. pg 48. ISBN 0847689050
[8] Wikipedia (11/17/2008). "American middle class". Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_middle_class
