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Younger People Are Angry


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If you wanted to sexually assault someone, would it be this OWS lady: http://www.refinery29.com/women-occupy-wal...ideshow#slide-3

 

or this Tea Bag'd lady?: http://wonkette.com/wp-content/uploads/201...cooter-lady.jpg

 

I'll take OWS #4

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If you wanted to sexually assault someone, would it be this OWS lady: http://www.refinery29.com/women-occupy-wal...ideshow#slide-3

 

or this Tea Bag'd lady?: http://wonkette.com/wp-content/uploads/201...cooter-lady.jpg

 

Nice! However, only six hot chicks total? That's it? And of that six two are of the same girl and only 3 of them are actually hot.

 

Highly disappointed, Waterman. I expected better.

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My sister works in that area for a re-insurance company. The constant drum beating is driving her and the residents of the area stir crazy. I say let them stay, but make them obey noise and harrassment laws. Lose the drums.

 

And I'll say it again, 90% of them are there for a party.

 

 

http://occupywallst.org/forum/drumming-and-occupation/

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Surprised this hasn't been posted:

 

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- From 1979 to 2007, average household income for the nation's top 1% more than tripled, while middle-class incomes grew by less than 40%, according to a new report from a research arm of Congress.

 

While those at the top have seen their incomes soar over the past three decades, middle-class and lower incomes have stagnated, the report by the Congressional Budget Office found.

 

"Over the past three decades, the distribution of income in the United States has become increasingly dispersed -- in particular, the share of income accruing to high-income households has increased, whereas the share accruing to other households has declined," the CBO said.

 

For the top 1% of the population, average inflation-adjusted household income grew by 275%. The rest of wealthiest fifth of the population, not including the top 1%, saw household income grow by 65% during that time, faster than the rest of the population, but "not nearly as fast as for the top 1%."

 

For middle-class earners, it was a different story.

 

Household income grew by just under 40% and the poorest fifth of the population saw their incomes rise by just 18% in a little less than 30 years, according to the study, which was based on IRS and Census data.

 

During that time, income ballooned at the top of the spectrum and government policy did less to redistribute wealth, the CBO found.

 

"The rapid growth in average real household income for the 1% of the population with the highest income was a major factor contributing to the growing inequality in the distribution of household income between 1979 and 2007," the report said. "Shifts in government transfers and federal taxes also contributed to that increase in inequality."

 

That's also, in part, what has spurred the recent Occupy Wall Street movement. Protesters refer to themselves as "the other 99%," which suggests that they represent a broad segment of the U.S. demographic, excluding the wealthiest 1% of Americans.

 

Their aim, they say, has been to bring attention to the country's growing economic gap.

 

Though I found something interesting...

 

In 1980 the F&C part of the "welfare" budget was $14 billion. In 2010 it was $95.1billion, a 600%+ increase... And the government is doing less to redistribute wealth?

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In 1980 the F&C part of the "welfare" budget was $14 billion. In 2010 it was $95.1billion, a 600%+ increase... And the government is doing less to redistribute wealth?

I wonder if the fact that income has stagnated during the exact same period has anything to do with the increased reliance on "welfare"? If that income had gone up more, the increase in welfare would be less, wouldn't it?

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I am curious how one might tell the difference.

 

Had a couple delicious Belgian ales tonight at The Trappist in downtown Oakland and walked by ground zero. It appears a couple hundred protestors are in the park again after a couple tumultuous days. How might one tell the difference? I found it rather easy. Moreso than picking out the non-racists at the tea party protests I observed in Arkansas and Mississippi a couple years ago.

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Had a couple delicious Belgian ales tonight at The Trappist in downtown Oakland and walked by ground zero. It appears a couple hundred protestors are in the park again after a couple tumultuous days. How might one tell the difference? I found it rather easy. Moreso than picking out the non-racists at the tea party protests I observed in Arkansas and Mississippi a couple years ago.

 

Did you see more non whites in that crowd than you did in Arkansas and Miss?

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