Crowdfunding Act (HR 3606): Will JOBS Act Jumpstart Startups Or Open Fraud Floodgate?

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  1. ironboltbruce

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    Former SEC Chief Accountant warns that the JOBS Act - sponsored by one of the most corrupt Congressmen in Washington - won't increase employment but will simplify swindling.

    JOBS ACT OF 2012: WILL H.R. 3606 JUMPSTART OUR BUSINESS STARTUPS OR OPEN THE CROWDFUNDING FRAUD FLOODGATES?

    U.S. Representative Stephen Fincher (R-TN-8) is a Big Ag businessman whose company has received over $8.9 million in government subsidies (corporate welfare) over the past ten years, a politician flagged but never penalized for federal election law violations by the Federal Election Commission last July, and a legislator the political watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) cites as one of the Most Corrupt Members of Congress:

    http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/mostcorrupt/entry/stephen-fincher

    His latest contribution to the corporate greed pervading our government is sponsorship of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, HR 3606, which has been passed with massive bipartisan support by both the House and Senate, but was sent back to the House to approve some Senate changes on Thursday (22 March 2012):

    http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr3606

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpstart_Our_Business_Startups_Act

    As is so often the case in Washington DC, the label on this Pandora's box says nothing about its true contents. Euphemistically referred to as the "Jobs Act of 2012", former Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission Lynn E. Turner warns this bill would destroy small investor protections dating back as far as the creation of the SEC itself. "It WON'T create jobs, but it WILL simplify fraud," Turner said in an interview last week. "This would be better known as the Bucket-Shop and Penny-Stock Fraud Reauthorization Act of 2012."

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...cerating-shareholder-protections-in-u-s-.html

    Mr. Turner is not alone in his assessment of HR3606. Crooked Congressman Fincher's summary claims the goal is to "increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies [e.g. crowdfunding]", but President of the North American Securities Adminstrators Association (NASAA) Jack Herstein warns otherwise:

    "Expanded access to capital markets for startups and small businesses can be beneficial, but only insofar as investors can be confident that they are protected, that transparency in the marketplace is preserved, and that investment opportunities are legitimate... Small businesses are important to job growth, and to improving the economy. However, by weakening investor protections and placing unnecessary restrictions on the ability of state securities regulators to protect retail investors from the risks associated with smaller, speculative investments, Congress is on the verge of enacting policies that, although intended to strengthen the economy, will in fact only make it more difficult for small businesses to access investment capital."

    http://www.nasaa.org/wp-content/upl...e-Leadership-on-H.R.-3606-FINAL-3-12-2012.pdf

    Personally, I'd wager that the only jobs created by the JOBS Act of 2012 will be for Wall Street brokers who didn't meet quota and other con artists pitching worthless penny stocks from telemarketing boiler rooms and Internet scam sites.

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    I am not surprised. I have said in the past that the Congress would support a Martial law bill if they called it "Icecream for everyone"

    You dont expect Congress to actually read the bills and understand them do you? You realize how much they have to steal and corrupt others to get re-elected? Come on thats a full time job they dont have time to actually read anything.
     
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    They must have come out with a new game for X-Box I am unaware of. Perhaps a new Call of Duty :angel:
     
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