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3 Types of Wall Street Protesters Hurting Their Own Cause
cracked magazine ^ | october 15, 2011 | gladstone

Posted on 10/18/2011 4:25:36 AM PDT by lowbridge

Dear Occupy Wall Street Protesters,

It took me awhile to figure out what was bothering me about you. It certainly wasn't because I'm indifferent to the recession. In the last three years, I've had my ass kicked a lot harder than most of my friends, what with losing my house, my car, and my savings, so yeah, protest seems appropriate. Especially, as we enter a third year with no sign of progress.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: occupywallstreet; owe; ows

1 posted on 10/18/2011 4:25:41 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Even though the author is an admitted lefty, it was a fairly fascinating article.

The comments were also interesting to read.


2 posted on 10/18/2011 4:32:13 AM PDT by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: lowbridge

Did this have to be exerpted? My work blocks access to this site


3 posted on 10/18/2011 4:34:20 AM PDT by Mr. K (We need a TEA Party march on GOP headquarters ~!!)
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To: lowbridge

DNC,DNC, and the DNC


4 posted on 10/18/2011 4:36:04 AM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: lowbridge
He forgot the Chief Ideologue of the movement…
5 posted on 10/18/2011 4:52:40 AM PDT by cartan
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To: lowbridge
They're against big Colgate?


6 posted on 10/18/2011 5:31:12 AM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: lowbridge; COBOL2Java
The underlying cause, stagnant wages, is due to governmental actions.

Jobs are high-paying only when demand exceeds supply thus new fields of endeavor must be continually created to provide high-paying jobs or being added faster than supply of workers. (Unpleasant, undesirable jobs that are necessary also will pay well - think plumber). Computer programming was well paid for that very reason.

Government regulations and subsidies have blocked much innovation except where someone, say Steve Jobs, produced an innovation so new that no business/politician cabal could block it - the PC.

Government schools no longer taught, they indoctrinated, providing a workforce incapable of filling the high-paying jobs so the demand was met by foreigners.

Voila, millions of people from middle-class families that could not earn middle-class wages trying to serve burgers to people that worship burgers. Social upheaval.

7 posted on 10/18/2011 5:31:15 AM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Obama is traveling in his Canadian-made Cana-Bus One)
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To: Aevery_Freeman
Big Media is consulting these protesters and hiding the Anti-Semtic, Communists. NAZI's. until their number are uge.

Its a huge gamble and they are dreaming.

8 posted on 10/18/2011 5:51:25 AM PDT by scooby321
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To: VanDeKoik

Just read it. It’s an excellent article. I disagree with his political opinion, but this article really does bring out some very good points, regardless of your political belief.

I especially liked his zoo/tiger analogy.


9 posted on 10/18/2011 6:15:43 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: lowbridge

When he talks about the failure of government to properly regulate he sounds like a tea partier. Maybe he’ll go the next step and think about Barney and Chris and ‘roll the dice’.


10 posted on 10/18/2011 6:58:25 AM PDT by sgtyork (The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage. Thucydides)
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