Nothing new here
ProfR
10/11/2011 9:36:27 AM
Frankly, so far nothing new here. People would like jobs, people would like to pay off student loans, people would like to be able to pay their mortgages, people would like more equal pay... Not sure we need protestors to tell us that.
I think the problem as you said is that no one is coming up with a solution to any of this. There is a lot of sympathy to go around but this is not going to help much. I like the idea that was stated earlier of some kind of job summit in Washington including business leaders. I think we need some new ideas.
Protest Pointed at Wrong Target
PAW
10/11/2011 9:37:02 AM
Speaking as one of the 99% who is lucky enough to have a job, I find it curious that the protest is not more directed at the Government. Although certainly not blameless or perfect, Wall Street is not the enemy; it is the overspending and short-sighted programs of Big Government that is at fault for much of what ails the protestors.
Protest
AskAsa
10/11/2011 9:42:08 AM
Re: Nothing new here
Dex
10/11/2011 9:54:25 AM
I think what is "new" about the protests -- and the real value they represent -- is that they are equal to having an elephant in the living room. They are growing so big, and casting such a wide spotlight on these long standing problems. that we (society) can no longer ignore them.
Re: Nothing new here
Tenacious
10/11/2011 9:56:35 AM
Agreed. The complaint's are not new, but the urgency of the pleas to "do something" and the number of people screaming for change does represent a change.
Dear Lucy
Remind me not to come to your house for dinner, especially if you plan to serve spaghetti sauce.
it does seem that the protest are heading towards an uprising of Wall Street. Or at least that how it seems now.
I know there was an Occupy Cleveland movement here, but it did not have the steam of some of the other spin offs.
I like a good peaceful protest, especially if it has a point, but what ruins it for me is when the violent radicals step in and start talking about eating people...
TelecomFreq,
OccupyCleveland... lol, you just need to connect LeBron James to Wall Street and thousands will turn out.
I looked for an OccupyMontana movement over the weekend but all I could find was a small herd of Elk looking for better grass...
--Scott
Re: Cannibals
KHC
10/11/2011 1:24:53 PM
It's just a modest proposal. Lighten up.
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