????周一，我接到一位記者來電，詢問我日前發表的博文《占領華爾街者“應該”占領華盛頓》(Occupy Wall Street' Should 'Occupy Washington)。我過去曾和這位記者有過多次討論，因此欣然接受了她關于“占領華爾街者應有何樣訴求”的提問。

????但在給出意見之前，我首先聲明我希望這些示威活動不要引發社會騷亂和暴力行為。美國需要很多東西，但肯定不需要暴亂。

????我們討論到了這場運動似乎缺乏領導。我表達了我的擔憂，我擔心得到工會支持的民主黨可能會企圖劫持這場運動。之后，我們還談到這場運動的口號都是些陳詞濫調，行動也缺乏組織性，顯示這場運動似乎對華爾街真正的內在運作及其與華盛頓的裙帶關系了解有限。

????因此，她問到若要推動這場運動，進一步追求真相、透明度和良知，我會給出三個怎樣的建議？我向來在推動真相、透明度和良知方面毫不扭捏，因此我給出了下列建議：

????1. 迫使華爾街自律監管機構——美國金融業監管局(Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, 以下簡稱FINRA)公開賬簿和記錄。如果能像我長期以來呼吁的那樣，FINRA不得不提供真正的透明度，占領華爾街運動以及所有美國人都會對華爾街與華盛頓的裙帶關系了解多多。我從2009年初起就多次明確表態，FINRA必須公開賬簿和記錄。

????FINRA的會員公司也曾呼吁該自律監管機構提供真正意義上的透明度，但對于這些呼聲FINRA理事會大多只是口頭敷衍了事。

????2. 假如占領華爾街運動能要求徹底曝光籠罩著標售利率證券市場的陰謀伎倆，那可就幫了美國的大忙了。占領華爾街運動和美國有1,000億個理由要求這樣的透明度——投資者賬戶中依然遭凍結的標售利率證券高達1,000億美元。別忘了，標售利率證券當初可是作為“現金替代物”售出的。

????3.為什么占領華爾街運動和美國應就第1、第2點問責？原因很簡單，華爾街的華盛頓伙伴們在這兩方面表現不力，盡管很多個人以及包括非營利性政府監督組織Project on Government Oversight在內的組織都曾奔走呼號。

????為什么華盛頓未能問責華爾街？你不覺得華爾街為華盛頓兩黨提供的競選捐款和其他支持可能阻礙了我們對透明度的追求嗎？我要感謝前文提到的記者為我指明了方向，即追蹤美國政治現金流的研究機構Center for Responsive Politics （網址：OpenSecrets.org）。

????下面讓我們參照Open Secrets.org收集的信息，看看華盛頓的幾位重量級人物與華爾街之間究竟的淵源到底有多深。

????? 查克?舒默(民主黨議員-紐約州)

????? 斯賓塞-巴克斯(共和黨議員-阿拉斯加州)

????? 巴尼?弗蘭克(民主黨議員-馬薩諸塞州)

????? 克里斯?多德(民主黨議員-康涅狄格州)

????? 巴拉克?奧巴馬

????? 約翰?博納(共和黨議員-俄亥俄州)

????不妨點擊上述鏈接，看看證券投資界為他們在華盛頓的伙伴們提供了多少支持以及這種支持到底有多頻繁。

????有沒有人贊成對競選經費制度進行實質性的改革？要不要修改競選籌款法規的條款限制？各位覺得從提高透明度，保證信息真實性入手怎么樣？現在華爾街和華盛頓之間的裙帶關系簡直臭不可聞。

????真實情況請大家自行按圖索驥吧。

????Larry是資深華爾街人士，曾就職于第一波士頓(First Boston)、貝爾斯登(Bear Stearns)和Union Bank等銀行。個人博客地址是www.senseoncents.com

????I received a call yesterday from a reporter inquiring about my recent post Occupy Wall Street' Should 'Occupy Washington. Having had a number of previous discussions with this reporter, I welcomed her question as to what I thought the OWS movement should look to achieve or demand.

????I prefaced my comments by stating that I hope civil unrest and random violence do not come from these demonstrations. America needs a lot of things but we certainly do not need riots.

????We discussed the seeming lack of leadership within the movement. I expressed my concern that I believe the Democratic Party supported by its friends in labor unions may look to hijack the movement. From there we discussed the fact that promoting platitudes and wanton generalities highlights the fact that the movement would seem to have a limited understanding of the real inner workings of Wall Street and its incestuous relationship with Washington.

????To that end, she asked what three proposals I would put forth to advance this movement and the pursuit of of truth, transparency and integrity. Never one to be bashful when it comes to elevating these virtues, I offered the following:

????1. Compel the Wall Street self-regulator FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) to open its books and records. The OWS movement and all of America would learn a LOT about the incestuous nature of the relationship between Wall Street and Washington if FINRA were forced to provide real transparency as I have called for so often. Starting in early 2009 and repeatedly since then I have stated unequivocally that FINRA Must Open Its Books and Records.

????FINRA's own member firms called for real meaningful transparency from this self-regulatory organization and largely received lip service from FINRA's board in response.

????2. The OWS movement would do America a favor if it called for a thorough exposition of the scam that encompassed the auction-rate securities market. OWS and America have approximately 100 billion reasons to pursue this transparency, that being the approximate dollar value of the ARS which remain frozen in investor accounts. Please recall that ARS were sold as 'cash surrogates'.

????3. Why should OWS and America demand accountability on points 1 and 2? For the very simple reason that Wall Street's incestuous partners in Washington have failed to perform despite efforts and overtures made by many individuals and organizations, including the Project on Government Oversight.

????Why might those in Washington fail to pursue their counterparts on Wall Street? Do you think the campaign contributions and other means of support provided by Wall Street for those in Washington on both sides of the aisle may impede our pursuit of transparency? I thank the aforementioned reporter for pointing me in the direction of OpenSecrets.org Center for Responsive Politics.

????So let's check in on a few of our Washington heavyweights and see just how deeply in bed they are with the crowd on Wall Street by referencing Open Secrets.org great work.

????? Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

????? Spencer Bachus (R-AL)

????? Barney Frank (D-MA)

????? Chris Dodd (D-CT)

????? Barack Obama

????? John Boehner (R-OH)

????Please review these links and see how much and how often Securities and Investment Firms have provided backing for their incestuous partners in Washington.

????Anybody for meaningful campaign finance reform? How about term limits? What do you say we just start with a little bit of transparency and a healthy dose of the truth? The stench of this incest is overwhelming.

????Navigate accordingly.

????Larry is a Wall Street veteran, having worked at such banks as First Boston, Bear Stearns and Union Bank. He blogs at www.senseoncents.com