The Occupy Wall Street Movement is WORKING!!!

[Seawytch]

It's working...

Income gap slips into GOP talk

 

[editec]

It is so obviously working.

Remember when the narrative was all about cutting taxes for the billionaires?

What's the case in point now?

Income and wealth inequity, the unholy alliance of WALL STREET and government.

That, my fiends, is a significant change in the national political discussion.

 

[JoeB131]

Since the OWS movement has started, the conversation has shifted from the debt and deficit to JOBS and income inequality. Even the unctuous little twerp, Eric Cantor and the Budget Munster, Paul Ryan have been discussing income inequality. That can only be seen as a victory for the OWS movement.

Another victory for OWS comes from Bank of America who have decided NOT to charge people a ridiculous fee for using their debit cards.

Keep the pressure on!!!

I'm just curious how you are actually going to end "income inequality".

Come on. What's the plan?

 

[Seawytch]

Since the OWS movement has started, the conversation has shifted from the debt and deficit to JOBS and income inequality. Even the unctuous little twerp, Eric Cantor and the Budget Munster, Paul Ryan have been discussing income inequality. That can only be seen as a victory for the OWS movement.

Another victory for OWS comes from Bank of America who have decided NOT to charge people a ridiculous fee for using their debit cards.

Keep the pressure on!!!

I'm just curious how you are actually going to end "income inequality".

Come on. What's the plan?

What have we done in the past?

No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. It is but equity, besides, that they who feed, cloth and lodge the whole body of the people, should have such a share of the produce of their own labor as to be themselves tolerably well fed, clothed and lodged.​

~ Adam Smith

Too Big to Ignore

 

[editec]

Since the OWS movement has started, the conversation has shifted from the debt and deficit to JOBS and income inequality. Even the unctuous little twerp, Eric Cantor and the Budget Munster, Paul Ryan have been discussing income inequality. That can only be seen as a victory for the OWS movement.

Another victory for OWS comes from Bank of America who have decided NOT to charge people a ridiculous fee for using their debit cards.

Keep the pressure on!!!

I'm just curious how you are actually going to end "income inequality".

Come on. What's the plan?

We cannot END it. CAPITALISM depends on wealth and income inequity to work.

But we ought not allow it to become a pernicious disease, either.

When we do that it inevitably leads to the kind of economic woes we have right now.

When it becomes much much worse than it is now, it leads to the death of representational democractic republics, too.

There are solutions that can be applied that have nothing to do with socialism and everything to do with keeping Capitalism functioning smoothly and efficiently.


Modest changes in banking regulations like keeping SAVINGS banking separate from INVESTMENT banking would go a great long way to stabilizing our captialist system.

 

[Gadawg73]

Since the OWS movement has started, the conversation has shifted from the debt and deficit to JOBS and income inequality. Even the unctuous little twerp, Eric Cantor and the Budget Munster, Paul Ryan have been discussing income inequality. That can only be seen as a victory for the OWS movement.

Another victory for OWS comes from Bank of America who have decided NOT to charge people a ridiculous fee for using their debit cards.

Keep the pressure on!!!

I'm just curious how you are actually going to end "income inequality".

Come on. What's the plan?

We cannot END it. CAPITALISM depends on wealth and income inequity to work.

But we ought not allow it to become a pernicious disease, either.

When we do that it inevitably leads to the kind of economic woes we have right now.

When it becomes much much worse than it is now, it leads to the death of representational democractic republics, too.

There are solutions that can be applied that have nothing to do with socialism and everything to do with keeping Capitalism functioning smoothly and efficiently.


Modest changes in banking regulations like keeping SAVINGS banking separate from INVESTMENT banking would go a great long way to stabilizing our captialist system.

The economic woes we have now are we spend too much.

 

[Bil_Stunbmun]

I'm just curious how you are actually going to end "income inequality".

You can start by increasing the amount of SSI I get each month.

Come on. What's the plan?

I support free housing, free food, free education and free public transportation.

I want government to take care of my needs.

 

[Chris]

I'm just curious how you are actually going to end "income inequality".

Come on. What's the plan?

We cannot END it. CAPITALISM depends on wealth and income inequity to work.

But we ought not allow it to become a pernicious disease, either.

When we do that it inevitably leads to the kind of economic woes we have right now.

When it becomes much much worse than it is now, it leads to the death of representational democractic republics, too.

There are solutions that can be applied that have nothing to do with socialism and everything to do with keeping Capitalism functioning smoothly and efficiently.


Modest changes in banking regulations like keeping SAVINGS banking separate from INVESTMENT banking would go a great long way to stabilizing our captialist system.

The economic woes we have now are we spend too much.

The world economy was destroyed by Wall Street's $516 trillion dollar derivatives Ponzi scheme.

Where have you been?

 

[PredFan]

The Occutards haven't accomplished anything. The reason jobs are the focus is because it's election time and the GOP is hammering Obama on jobs and the deficit. The reason BoA changed their mind is because a whole bunch of it's customers left or threatened to. I was one of them.

 

[Oldstyle]

We cannot END it. CAPITALISM depends on wealth and income inequity to work.

But we ought not allow it to become a pernicious disease, either.

When we do that it inevitably leads to the kind of economic woes we have right now.

When it becomes much much worse than it is now, it leads to the death of representational democractic republics, too.

There are solutions that can be applied that have nothing to do with socialism and everything to do with keeping Capitalism functioning smoothly and efficiently.


Modest changes in banking regulations like keeping SAVINGS banking separate from INVESTMENT banking would go a great long way to stabilizing our captialist system.

The economic woes we have now are we spend too much.

The world economy was destroyed by Wall Street's $516 trillion dollar derivatives Ponzi scheme.

Where have you been?

And what caused the collapse of all those derivatives, Chris? If you want to play the cause and effect game let's be honest about it and follow things back to the root causes of the problem. Yes, derivatives failed because they weren't adequately backed nor correctly rated. That being said the "cause" of their failure was a glut of sub prime loans being written due in large part from pressure exerted by the Federal Government on banks to provide financing for just about anyone. That wasn't a "Wall Street" thing...that was a Washington thing.

 

[Google]

Since the OWS movement has started, the conversation has shifted from the debt and deficit to JOBS and income inequality. Even the unctuous little twerp, Eric Cantor and the Budget Munster, Paul Ryan have been discussing income inequality. That can only be seen as a victory for the OWS movement.

Another victory for OWS comes from Bank of America who have decided NOT to charge people a ridiculous fee for using their debit cards.

Keep the pressure on!!!

Working?



After several rapes, destruction of private property, assault, unsanitary conditions, and in one case a child being taken from a OWS protest by protective services the nation is not admiring or sympathizing with these unwashed, drug-using Democrats.

It is pathetic that the left faithfully defends the actions of these people.

The nation, by and large, cannot relate to a bunch of people who have absolutely no obligations and can live in a park and defecate in the streets.

These are the same people that will be burning down cities in 2012. Here in Atlanta they are much more tame mainly because every other business owner in Atlanta is legally carrying a concealed weapon.

Election 2012 is Club a Hippy Day and I can't wait.

 

[mudwhistle]

It's working...

Income gap slips into GOP talk

Yes......talking about a fact of life.....that some have more than others.....is becoming part of the debate.

Regardless of what you think....some will always have more then others.

Even in Heaven does this occur.

If you want to become equal to everyone else....then sell all you have and give it to the poor.

Leave my shit alone.

 

[Google]

Since the OWS movement has started, the conversation has shifted from the debt and deficit to JOBS and income inequality. Even the unctuous little twerp, Eric Cantor and the Budget Munster, Paul Ryan have been discussing income inequality. That can only be seen as a victory for the OWS movement.

Another victory for OWS comes from Bank of America who have decided NOT to charge people a ridiculous fee for using their debit cards.

Keep the pressure on!!!

I'm just curious how you are actually going to end "income inequality".

Come on. What's the plan?

We cannot END it. CAPITALISM depends on wealth and income inequity to work.

But we ought not allow it to become a pernicious disease, either.

When we do that it inevitably leads to the kind of economic woes we have right now.

When it becomes much much worse than it is now, it leads to the death of representational democractic republics, too.

There are solutions that can be applied that have nothing to do with socialism and everything to do with keeping Capitalism functioning smoothly and efficiently.


Modest changes in banking regulations like keeping SAVINGS banking separate from INVESTMENT banking would go a great long way to stabilizing our captialist system.

These know-nothing protesters who have never achieved a damn thing in their lives don't have a plan. Oh, they scream Glass-Steagall but that is about as far as their understanding of economics gets. To them the housing crisis was caused by some asshole on Wallstreet, and has nothing to do with the laws and regulations that were put in place by the government. They are clueless as to the causes of our current economic situation and even more clueless on how to cause economic growth.

Just look at their president.

 

[Dragon]

These know-nothing protesters who have never achieved a damn thing in their lives don't have a plan.

False and ignorant statement.

Oh, they scream Glass-Steagall but that is about as far as their understanding of economics gets. To them the housing crisis was caused by some asshole on Wallstreet, and has nothing to do with the laws and regulations that were put in place by the government. They are clueless as to the causes of our current economic situation and even more clueless on how to cause economic growth.

False generalization from individual examples to a general statement which is untrue.

Just look at their president.

False premise, in that Obama is not "their president" in the sense of receiving the movement's support, and is "our president" in the sense of being lawfully elected -- everyone's whether they are part of Occupy or not.

In general, it's been well shown what Occupy has achieved so far. Its issues, previously off the table, have now been picked up by the Democrats and the Republicans have been forced onto the defensive on these same issues. It has proven that it has staying power and is not going to go away. These are only a beginning, but they are a pretty good beginning for a movement less than two months old.

In response to this, we are presented only assertions contrary to fact, empty rhetoric, and pointless diversion, which testify only that many of you do not like this clear and obvious truth: that the movement is succeeding.

 

[PredFan]

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In general, it's been well shown what Occupy has achieved so far. Its issues, previously off the table, have now been picked up by the Democrats and the Republicans have been forced onto the defensive on these same issues. It has proven that it has staying power and is not going to go away. These are only a beginning, but they are a pretty good beginning for a movement less than two months old.

In response to this, we are presented only assertions contrary to fact, empty rhetoric, and pointless diversion, which testify only that many of you do not like this clear and obvious truth: that the movement is succeeding.

You offer nothing. What acheivements have they accomplished? The issues off the table? What the hell have the democrats picked up? The class warfare BS that the Dems are using now was around before the Occupiers showed up.

They have accomplished nothing. Show otherwise.

 

[Dragon]

You offer nothing. What acheivements have they accomplished? The issues off the table? What the hell have the democrats picked up? The class warfare BS that the Dems are using now was around before the Occupiers showed up.

It was around, sure, but no one was talking about it in Washington. The Democrats weren't campaigning on this stuff. The Republicans led the discussion and set the agenda, and the Democrats played me-too-but (as in, "Yes, we believe that the deficit is The Number One Priority Problem, but we need a more BALANCED approach that includes raising revenues and doesn't cut so much . . . "). The discussion was all about the deficit, the government spending too much, how much to cut and where -- very much on the GOP playing field.

Now, instead, the talk has shifted to what you call "class warfare BS" -- jobs, income inequality, the corruption of government by corporate money. Democrats have introduced a constitutional amendment in the Senate that would overturn Citizens United. The Democrats, not the Republicans, are now leading the discussion, and the whole thing has moved onto a liberal playing field. And that liberal playing field has, rather miraculously in view of the past twenty years, become the Democratic Party playing field.

Occupy has reminded the Democratic Party of just who they are supposed to be and to represent. That's a big accomplishment.

Now, I'll grant you that the Dems aren't necessarily to be believed or trusted here. There's much more work to do. But this is a damned good start.

 

[Listening]

It was around, sure, but no one was talking about it in Washington. The Democrats weren't campaigning on this stuff. The Republicans led the discussion and set the agenda, and the Democrats played me-too-but (as in, "Yes, we believe that the deficit is The Number One Priority Problem, but we need a more BALANCED approach that includes raising revenues and doesn't cut so much . . . "). The discussion was all about the deficit, the government spending too much, how much to cut and where -- very much on the GOP playing field.

Now, instead, the talk has shifted to what you call "class warfare BS" -- jobs, income inequality, the corruption of government by corporate money. Democrats have introduced a constitutional amendment in the Senate that would overturn Citizens United. The Democrats, not the Republicans, are now leading the discussion, and the whole thing has moved onto a liberal playing field. And that liberal playing field has, rather miraculously in view of the past twenty years, become the Democratic Party playing field.

Occupy has reminded the Democratic Party of just who they are supposed to be and to represent. That's a big accomplishment.

Now, I'll grant you that the Dems aren't necessarily to be believed or trusted here. There's much more work to do. But this is a damned good start.

Balanced my ass....

This is the great fallacy of the Obama administration.

All the cuts they put on the table as part of the big deal were in out years.....once again making it so that no one would feel any pain and also making it so that those cuts could somehow slip below the radar and never really occur.

Then, when it came time to really put up....all we saw were token cuts (fractions of a single percent).

When the democratic party starst to cut 3 and 4% chunks out of the budget, I'll be all about revenue increases. Addtionally, they have to pass some kind of a budget.

They have been totally irresponsible in that regard and it all comes down to having the wiggle room they need to buy the votes they need to stay in office.

When you get serious, so will we.

Until then, the OWS can freeze and my legislators know that if they budge in the direction, they won't be returning to office (not because of me....but a whole lot of people like me).

This whole claim is pure garbage.

 

[JoeB131]

We cannot END it. CAPITALISM depends on wealth and income inequity to work.

But we ought not allow it to become a pernicious disease, either.

When we do that it inevitably leads to the kind of economic woes we have right now.

When it becomes much much worse than it is now, it leads to the death of representational democractic republics, too.

There are solutions that can be applied that have nothing to do with socialism and everything to do with keeping Capitalism functioning smoothly and efficiently.

Modest changes in banking regulations like keeping SAVINGS banking separate from INVESTMENT banking would go a great long way to stabilizing our captialist system.

Okay, you didn't actually get to a proposed solution until the last sentence there... and even that one was dubious.

Of course, we expect our money to be invested when we put it in a bank. That's how a bank produces dividents and interest onthe money we put there.

 

[Neotrotsky]

Since the OWS movement has started, the conversation has shifted from the debt and deficit to JOBS and income inequality. Even the unctuous little twerp, Eric Cantor and the Budget Munster, Paul Ryan have been discussing income inequality. That can only be seen as a victory for the OWS movement.

Another victory for OWS comes from Bank of America who have decided NOT to charge people a ridiculous fee for using their debit cards.

Keep the pressure on!!!

Well at least it is good for the children



CPS Seizes Baby From ‘Occupy Dallas’ Site

A homeless family living at the ‘Occupy Dallas’ camp said that they will find a new place to stay in order to keep their baby. CBS 11 News was on the scene as officers with the Dallas Police Department and Child Protective Services took custody of the 9-month-old boy on Thursday afternoon.​

 

[Neotrotsky]

Then again maybe not

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