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Petition for Financial Accountability and Security

The banks, mortgage companies, credit card providers, and investment firms who blindly drove our economy off a cliff are lobbying as hard as ever against real reform. It seems that all they want to do if they survive this crash is head right for another cliff!

Let’s take the wheel! Team up with millions of other Americans in Public Citizen and the new Americans for Financial Reform campaign to loudly call for the federal government to put consumers and workers first!

Sign the petition below to restore transparency, oversight, and fairness to the financial marketplace. Together, we can make the economy work for everyone again.

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Petition for Financial Accountability and Security:

I join with Public Citizen and the Americans for Financial Reform campaign to call on Congress and President Obama to take bold action to protect consumers and workers. The economy must be made safe and sound using these principles:

TRANSPARENCY. It’s time to end the shadow markets and the undue influence of the financial industry. Regulatory agencies must operate openly, and Americans need better information about financial markets and products to make good decisions.

OVERSIGHT. Big financial firms should no longer choose their regulators. We need watchdogs dedicated to consumer protection monitoring all financial products. International institutions, from trade pacts to development banks and others, should provide a regulatory floor, not impose a regulatory ceiling.

ACCOUNTABILITY. We need a thorough, public investigation into the root causes of the financial crisis, and accountability for those who exposed us to excessive risk. We also need compensation packages and laws that reward long-term value, not short-term risk.

Only by taking these steps can we restore the public’s shattered confidence in the fairness of the financial marketplace and establish a safe, healthy, and productive economy.

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