John Hope Bryant : John Hope Bryant with IRS Deputy Commissioner Mark Ernst in Washington, D.C.

John Hope Bryant Mission Statement

"There is a difference between broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind and a depressed condition of your spirit, and you must vow to never, ever be poor again."
My vision for the poor, the under-served, and the wealthless of the world is to help them see themselves -- differently. We can do this by helping to expose, to educate, to empower, and ultimately to inspire them. To help them become "dreamers, with shovels in their own hands," quoting my friend Dr. Dorothy Height.
To see themselves for what and who they truly already are; rich in spirit. Assets, and not liabilities on the world's global balance sheet.
Because, I have seen, time and again, that given an informed choice, the poor do not want a hand out, but simply a hand up. They want the dignity that comes from doing for self.
That education is the ultimate poverty eradication tool, and when you know better, you tend to do better.
Moving from civil rights to silver rights. From integrating the lunch counter, to integrating the dollar too.
That low-wealth communities, the world over, represent future emerging markets waiting to be born. That one person can make a diference, and we are that one person. That we are all accountable and responsible for the world we live in, because it is literally the world we create. A little hope can make the difference.

November 29, 2009

John Hope Bryant with IRS Deputy Commissioner Mark Ernst in Washington, D.C.

Earlier this month I was honored to have time to drop by to see an old and dear friend, now a dedicated and essential public servant for President Barack Obama and our great nation, the Honorable ark Ernst, now the deputy commissioner for the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C. Deputy Commissioner Ernst is the former chairman and CEO of H & R Block, and during that period also a member of the national board of directors for Operation HOPE.

With HOPE,

John Hope Bryant

November 29, 2009 in Bi-Partisan Public Policy, Financial Literacy, Friends of HOPE, Giving Back, Traveling Man | Permalink

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I am being told by one branch of the IRS that I can send in $7600 by September 18,2010 and I have had it confirmed by another collection Dept of the IRS. last Friday I received a letter from The IRS stating I had to pay$4300 a month. Today I received a letter from the IRs stating they will levy my bank in 30 days. Is the IRs a terrorist agancy of the government?

Posted by: Richard &Lynn Cohen | August 20, 2010 at 06:27 PM

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