Is The Occupy Wall Street Movement an Answer to The Tea Party Movement?

[Gaspar]

There is a failure in this country to understand income mobility.  It's one of the best attributes of a free society like ours and nowhere is it more prevalent than in the United States.  Unfortunately, it's very nature creates statistics that are easy for politicians to twist.

[Townsend]

statistics that are easy for politicians to twist.

Have you seen the Tea party?  Any stats can be twisted.  They just have to find people that will believe their crap. 

If the 24 hour cycle says it enough and the pundents keep repeating it, they will believe.

[Cats Cats Cats]

There is a failure in this country to understand income mobility.  It's one of the best attributes of a free society like ours and nowhere is it more prevalent than in the United States.  Unfortunately, it's very nature creates statistics that are easy for politicians to twist.

1)  So $54k household income per year is "rich" according to this video.  He refers to them as "the rich"
2)  totally doesn't mention the effect of having 20% more dual income households on household income.


3) "The poor got rich faster"  $27k a year for a household isn't getting "rich".  They had income gains at a faster rate.
4) As of 2005 the bottom 20% made $0 to $18,500 a year.  So that $27k figure from 1991 to 2005 went down quite a bit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_in_the_United_States

[dbacks fan]

[Townsend]

[carltonplace]

Oh no, EC is "concerned about the mobs"

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/07/8206043-cantor-says-hes-concerned-by-mobs-at-occupy-wall-street

[Teatownclown]

Confronting the Malefactors
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: October 6, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/opinion/krugman-confronting-the-malefactors.html?_r=2&smid=fb-nytimes&WT.mc_id=OP-SM-E-FB-SM-LIN-CTM-100711-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click


"There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear, but we may, at long last, be seeing the rise of a popular movement that, unlike the Tea Party, is angry at the right people."

[Cats Cats Cats]

I bet they even eat food they didn't grow themselves

[Teatownclown]

John Stewart Riffs on 'Occupy Wall Street'

http://vodpod.com/watch/15513593-john-stewart-riffs-on-occupy-wall-street

genius

[guido911]

Telling it like it is.

Bwahahaha.

[Conan71]

So they are basically anarchists.

[guido911]

So they are basically anarchists.

And smelly.

[Gaspar]

So they are basically anarchists.

No, they are just angry at people who have a nice life.

They were never taught to harness corporate greed and ride it like a pony.

GIDDYUP PONY!

Sorry.  I'm in a really good mood today because a group of greedy corporations accepted a proposal I sent, and an evil bank has agreed to finance it for them.  Now I have to put in an order for some components supplied by another evil company who only cares about profits.  If I end up ordering enough hardware they will send me another free iPad that I will give to my wife or just use as a coaster.

[Conan71]

No, they are just angry at people who have a nice life.

They were never taught to harness corporate greed and ride it like a pony.

GIDDYUP PONY!

Sorry.  I'm in a really good mood today because a group of greedy corporations accepted a proposal I sent, and an evil bank has agreed to finance it for them.  Now I have to put in an order for some components supplied by another evil company who only cares about profits.  If I end up ordering enough hardware they will send me another free iPad that I will give to my wife or just use as a coaster.

Coaster?  Use it as a mouse pad.  It's about the right size.  That is, of course, if you still use a mouse.

[Gaspar]

And smelly.

Guid, it's Portland, second only to SF for funky people smells!