Have you folks been keeping up with this? I'm still trying to wrap my head around what they are protesting?
I know they are griping about wall street but shouldn't they be upset with the Gubment as much or more? Legislators make the laws not wall street. Gubment bailed the banks out not wall street. Gubment caused the collapse in the economy not wall street (imo). When do the politicians get blamed?
The Tea Party went after the source. Maybe these folks should have paid attention and joined the ranks when there was a more organized movement? Think some "occupy folks" are liberal and didn't want to side with Conservative minded folks? Think maybe since Nancy P, POTUS and others mocked the TEA Party they just did the same without trying to understand what was going on? Tea Party got results...still to be seen what happens with this group of folks.
Why are some Unions getting involved? They received money from the bailouts right? They could have paid it back by now but they still benefit from our tax dollars. They side with big gubment right? Isn't big gubment tied to big corporations..the ones that these folks are griping about?
Why are some very wealthy celebrities getting involved? Are they not the folks who get tagged as not paying their share of taxes? Are they just looking for a photo op?
Whats the real message? I'm pissed off cause I lost my job? I'm pissed cause I don't want to pay back student loans? I'm pissed cause I have nothing to do and the gubment isn't helping? I'm pissed cause I'm not a minority getting special funding in college? What????
http://occupywallst.org/
Geez i just spent a minute or two reading about neoliberalism (the claim by these folks on what they are against) and I'm way way way away from their beliefs. They claim the reason we can't afford Healthcare, Mortgages, Education and Food is because of neoliberalism. Geez where have we heard this before?? Uhhh last POTUS campaign???
Personally, I like the private sector and survival of the fit. The gubment poking it's nose in to boost their agenda is the problem. Picking private companies and choosing to spend our tax dollars on their favorite contributors (solyndra) is wrong.
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