Re: How long this hypocrisy will continue?
driven
10/15/2011 7:51:34 PM
How long this hypocrisy will continue?
0x101
10/15/2011 11:34:30 AM
CNBC provides some more insights. Congressional Trading on Advance Info Not Illegal: SEC
http://www.cnbc.com/id/43471561
Re: How long this hypocrisy will continue?
AskAsa
10/15/2011 11:10:08 AM
That insider trading by Congress is especially annoying to me. Scott had a good post on it a while back. If you haven't read it, you might want to look it up. Here is the link.
How long this hypocrisy will continue?
0x101
10/15/2011 12:50:12 AM
US companies are evading taxes by opening/operating an office in Ireland.
But US citizen must pay income tax to US Gov if he is working in Ireland.
Insider trading is legal to US Congress members.
And insider trading is illegal to US Citizens.
Icebreaker I agree—I live in the metro NY area and there is increasing loathe for these protesters. Yesterday they were sited on the news for scaring small children by protesting outside of a school. Is making a small child cry part of their goals? One protester was discussing how he has gained 5 pounds since joining the movement since the food delivered is so plentiful. In a city like NY where the traffic is already an issue these pointless protesters are just garnering disdain.
Re: Is there a purpose?
erierunner
10/13/2011 11:19:32 PM
The only part I don't understand is the "time" these people have to just hang out all day, every day. I know the premise is that a lot of them are unemployed and that's what they are fighting for....jobs....but it is New York City, you mean to tell me there aren't even minimum wage jobs to at least temporarily work at until you find one in your own specialty? I would think if most of the people are broke and unemployed, they would be working for any kind of paycheck to put food on the table.
Re: Wild Ones
Dex
10/13/2011 9:32:20 PM
I wish there was a more focused agenda.
But what I really wish is that the protesters had fewer problems from which to chose. Which is worse? No jobs? Foreclosure? Corruption? Its a chicken and egg thing. But something has to be the priority.
Wild Ones
AskAsa
10/13/2011 8:29:33 PM
A recent observation I heard struck me. It compared the protesters to a scene from a Marlon Brando film called "The Wild One." A younger, trimmer Brando plays the leader of an outlaw motorcycle gang that takes over a small California town. At one point in the film a straitlaced young woman says to Brando. "You're a rebel - what are you rebelling against?" His reply - "Whatcha Got?"
Re: Appreciate the work you're doing
cat tail
10/13/2011 12:12:45 PM
Interesting observation from Bill Clinton on Letterman last night, who advised Occupy Wall Street “you need to be for something, not just against something.”
Appreciate the work you're doing
cat tail
10/12/2011 10:26:56 PM
Just want to add my thanks for these reports on the protests. They have offered some of the most meaningful insight I've found on the whole issue. Love the photos!
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