Noto Law School

I just saw a great film, The Lincoln Lawyer. I actually forgot about all of my problems for the two hours or so I was in the movie theatre. It was like being on vacation, fabulous!

And I have a new crush. Clooney is out, Matthew McConaughey is the man. Gorgeous eye candy, and the man can act. This movie about a criminal defense attorney has a ton of twists that will keep your minds off Sallie Mae and her buddies for the whole time. And no, it does not glorify the legal profession, far from it.

I found a great article about the potential for a revolution against the rich. The writer isn’t exactly succinct but if you stay with it he makes some excellent points, most notably that the rich need to be taxed now or face revolution later. He notes that Arab leaders weren’t expecting a revolution:

Then, suddenly, out of the blue, a new “educated, unemployed and frustrated” generation turned on them, is now rebelling, demanding their share of economic benefits, opportunities, triggering revolutions, seeking retribution.

Worldwide, youth unemployment is fueling the revolution. In a New York Times column, Matthew Klein, a 24-year-old Council on Foreign Relations researcher, draws a parallel between the 25% unemployment among Egypt’s young revolutionaries and the 21% for young American workers: “The young will bear the brunt of the pain” as governments rebalance budgets. Taxes on workers will be raised and spending on education will be cut while mortgage subsidies and entitlements for the elderly are untouchable,” as will tax cuts for the rich. Opportunities lost. “How much longer until the rest of the rich world” explodes like Egypt?

Good question. How much longer until students finally get tired of having their lives mortgaged so that Al Lord and greedy deans can live large off them? How much longer until students realize they cannot have families, homes or futures because their law school dean likes living in a mansion?

How much longer until we take to the streets and start riots until the government stops allowing banks to abuse and take advantage of students, and stops allowing them to conduct business in ways that is illegal for all other types of loans and credit? How much longer?

Nando tipped me off to this exciting bit of news. Senator Barbara Boxer of California has joined the fight against the law schools. It was reported on ATL that she sent a letter to the ABA asking them to require schools to “provide accurate employment and salary information.” Oh yes!!

Senator Boxer, while you’re at it, could you work on getting school loans dischargeable in bankruptcy? And if it’s not asking too much, investigate the predatory loan practices and get that all changed? Thanks!