$75 TRILLION (!!!) justify OWS

Originally posted by sceptredisle
OWS is not a protest, but a mob.

I have a great deal of sympathy for those campaigning and marching to lobby their elected officials. They are supposed to represent them and if they do not, in the words of Truman, "if they can;t take the heat, they should get out of the kitchen:".

This though, is fundamentally different to a group of people, occupying land that is not theirs and obstructing and intimidating ordinary people whi have not claimed any ability nor right to govern them and who are merely going about their workaday lives to put food on the table for their families. This is no different that a gang of schoolyard bullies trying to rough up some playground geeks in get their hands on their lunch money.

They're doing it because protesting politicians is like protesting puppets. Wouldn't you go straight to the puppet master instead of the puppet if you were angry about something?

Originally posted by sonnny1

Originally posted by MrXYZ
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Even if money were completely worthless, they'd just get paid in a different way (gold, stocks, whatever...). So protesting that the system needs to be fixed is 100% justified. Are you seriously arguing against fixing the system?

Never implied that.If money is worthless,Stocks become worthless also.IE,Crash..........Gold might be worth something,but can you eat it?You said protest the system. The Monetary system? Our Government? It starts with Government. Thats been my biggest beef with what you have said this whole time. You want to fix a system,financial,that cant be fixed,unless you make the laws to fix it. Thats common sense. Our financial mess is IRREVERSIBLY broken. If you dont see that,then my conversation with you is over.

Which is exactly what OWS wants, new laws to fix the damn system

As for letting the dollar be devalued to the point where you believe politicians won't care about it anymore, please keep on dreaming. Even if the currency becomes toilet paper, that just means they need more of it to get the same benefits. So whereas before, you bribed them with $500k, you now do so with $5m...it's just a matter of scale. And there's soooooooo many alternative investments, including foreign currencies they could be paid in, claiming we should just wait until the US dollar becomes worthless and that'll fix it is beyond ridiculous.

But I'm glad you want new laws to fix the system, it's EXACTLY what OWS wants too...glad you're on the same side

Originally posted by MrXYZ


But I'm glad you want new laws to fix the system, it's EXACTLY what OWS wants too...glad you're on the same side

Unfortunately,OWS as a movement,is ALREADY hijacked..................

“The other day, I took in $2,000. I kept $650 for my group, and gave the rest to Finance. Then I went to them with a request -- so many people need things, and they should not be going without basic comfort items -- and I was told to fill out paperwork. Paperwork! Are they the government now?” Smith fumed, even as he cajoled the passing crowd for more cash.

They want $lice of the occu-pie 500G fight at Zuccotti

If their not Organized,where and who are the donations going to? Whos handling the cash?

Yes I want a fix,but its not going to happen because of this movement. Its not going to happen because I protest some Bankers. I wish you,and your movement luck.

reply to post by sonnny1


The guy in the article is complaining that paper work is necessary to distribute $500k...are you kidding me? What does he expect, money just to rain from the skies without accountability? And he's complaining that his "comfort group" is getting less money than the guys providing food...I wonder why that is

Not surprising though given the link you posted is from the NY Post, a Murdoch owned newspaper. And we know just well what Murdoch thinks about the movement. It's pretty clear why Murdoch's against the movement...he wants more $$ on the back of taxpayers:

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"smells like ........ victory "socialism"

next we'll hear that Karl Marx is supporting the effort posthumously


MrXYZ: just kidding .. it's a joke.

reply to post by MrXYZ


Sounds like they need some Wall Street Jewish accountants

.....OK, OK

Just a friendly joke.

reply to post by MrXYZ

Not surprising though given the link you posted is from the NY Post, a Murdoch owned newspaper. And we know just well what Murdoch thinks about the movement. It's pretty clear why Murdoch's against the movement...he wants more $$ on the back of taxpayers:

Why on Earth would anybody suspect THAT !

(just a joke !)

Oh: Which taxpayers?

the 99% or the 1%

just kidding........

reply to post by xuenchen


Well, if it goes according to Cain's wishes, 84% will end up paying more taxes, and only the top 0.5% (not even the whole top 1%) will gain significant cuts

Just like any other politician, he's just reading from a script. And you have to wonder who inspired him to come up with that plan, the 84% who will end up paying more taxes, or the 0.5% who will gain significant cuts

Originally posted by MrXYZ
reply to post by xuenchen

 

Well, if it goes according to Cain's wishes, 84% will end up paying more taxes, and only the top 0.5% (not even the whole top 1%) will gain significant cuts

Just like any other politician, he's just reading from a script. And you have to wonder who inspired him to come up with that plan, the 84% who will end up paying more taxes, or the 0.5% who will gain significant cuts

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