Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:50     Subject: Re:We are the 99 Percent
Where did the "1% owns 99%" come from?

And I don't understand "occupy wall street"?
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:50     Subject: Re:We are the 99 Percent
Anonymous wrote: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. I have been continually employed since I was 15yo. There may be 9% unemployment in this country but that means 91% are working!


Why in the world would you assume they aren't? Believe it or not, there are lots of smart, hard-working people who are still poor and/or unemployed/underemployed.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:50     Subject: Re:We are the 99 Percent
Is this because now white, middle class people are becoming 99%ers that this is making news? This was a reality for lots of minority folks since, well, forever.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:49     Subject: Re:We are the 99 Percent
Anonymous wrote:It is amazing how many of the people who posted talked about medical debt, with a close second being student loan debt. If we could find a way, as a society, to make healthcare and education - two basic needs in a modern society - more affordable, we might have fewer people living on the edge. I believe in Obamacare, but I hope it really does help.


People are living on the edge because they are unemployed or underemployed. Student loans are a choice not a necessity. PP, you could have a devasting illness and even with medical insurance you could end up bankrupt. Your patronizing solutions are just that.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:48     Subject: We are the 99 Percent
Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure I get it.


It's a spin off of "1% of the population owns 99% of the wealth" and the movement to occupy Wallstreet & end Bush era tax cuts.

I get it, but I'm not 100% sold on the idea. I'm not even 99% sold.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:46     Subject: Re:We are the 99 Percent
Anonymous wrote: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. I have been continually employed since I was 15yo. There may be 9% unemployment in this country but that means 91% are working!


One in ten people are out of work, and that's OK with you? Okaaayyy....
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:45     Subject: Re:We are the 99 Percent
Agree it sounds like whining. Her dad lives in his car because he doesn't want to be part of the system? Um, okay.

I'm all for government programs to help the underserved and down-and-out but that site makes it sound like the government should be taking care of all of us all the time.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:44     Subject: We are the 99 Percent
Oh god that was depressing.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:44     Subject: Re:We are the 99 Percent
Anonymous wrote:Haven't seen it. As part of the 1%, I'm a little afraid to look.


With a little luck you may lose everything and become one of the 99% and, maybe then, you won't be quite so arrogant. Some humility would do you a world of good and I wish for you all thngs that you so richly deserve and may they come soon and in spades.

Your lack of empathy is beyond belief.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:44     Subject: Re:We are the 99 Percent
It is amazing how many of the people who posted talked about medical debt, with a close second being student loan debt. If we could find a way, as a society, to make healthcare and education - two basic needs in a modern society - more affordable, we might have fewer people living on the edge. I believe in Obamacare, but I hope it really does help.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:37     Subject: Re:We are the 99 Percent
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. I have been continually employed since I was 15yo. There may be 9% unemployment in this country but that means 91% are working!
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:22     Subject: We are the 99 Percent
I'm not sure I get it.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 21:03     Subject: Re:We are the 99 Percent
Interesting. I have mixed feelings regarding the site. I'm not the 1%, but we're doing better than the majority of families. And yes, living in the metro area does skew the perception.

http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 20:10     Subject: Re:We are the 99 Percent
Haven't seen it. As part of the 1%, I'm a little afraid to look.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 20:05     Subject: We are the 99 Percent
Has anyone visited this website? It is very touching and shows that we really live in a bubble here in the DC area.