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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get it either.  Seems like a bunch of whining.  If you're not happy put that same energy into changing your situation.  I paid my entire way through college, got a job and paid off my loans 100% all on my own.  [/quote]

Because it is so much easier to whine.  A guest on NPR was commenting that the people protesting are people who can 'afford' to protest.  Who have a way to get to Wall Street and eat when they get there.

The rest of the people are actually out working 80 hours a week to put food on the table for their families. They don't have time for whining.  [/quote]

Isn't the point of protest to make things better? The problem is good jobs are going away. Full-time employees become independent contractors. Grocery stores hire part-timers instead of full-timers. When we eviscerate labor unions, malign teachers and public sector employees, this is what we get. What you're saying, is shut up and accept the situation in this country. We aren't making things better for our children, we're making them worse. [/quote]

NO, I am not saying shut up and accept the situation.  What I am saying is don't expect someone else to make things better for you.  An individual needs to make things better for themselves and their family and that doesn't mean making it better by protesting someone to give you something to which you think you're entitled.[/quote]

Yeah, how dare people expect things they're not entitled to, like affordable healthcare, and jobs so they can work to support their family! The nerve! They should totally make things better for themselves by passing legislation themselves that actually taxes the higher brackets who are paying nothing in taxes, and close loopholes for corporations, and make healthcare a universal right. Why on earth are they bothering with asking Congress to do this shit, they should just do it themselves! [/quote]

So now you are saying their mission is to change law?  So why are they protesting on Wall Street if Capitol Hill is the problem.  They need to be arranging meetings with their Congressman and Senators.  Another example of no clear direction for this group.[/quote]

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