Real Purpose of Occupy Wall St

[beeker]

I wonder if there is any chance that the real underpinning of this movement is based on Rich vs Rich.  We have some millionaires saying that loopholes allow them to pay less taxes, kind of a weak excuse because you are not required to employ those loopholes, and others saying that higher taxes will reduce there incentive to hire folks.  But many of those actually protesting are indebted to many of the same millionaires, on both sides of the issue, because those rich folk have holdings in the various financial institutions making those loans.  One of the protesters arguments is that they are too far in debt with the banks but the banks operate on publicly traded stocks so while some conservative investers are profiting on these loans, so are liberal investors. 
The bottom line is that for one rich person to have more influence they must reduce the influence of another rich person.  To do this openly would be obvious so it is much more productive to fire-up another sociological group to diminish the influence of their peers.

[RobinQuillonsHair]

Hadn't thought of it but it would make sense that for the rich to get richer they will have to take (or earn as some call it) more of someone else's money.  To take more of someone else's money, someone else must, of course, have money to take.  Soon 60% of the population will need to receive government aid to meet basic needs, then 70%. 

[yoyo]

Just like doritos, they will make more.

[redcap]

Problem solving 101. Work on the problem untill one finds a scapegoat.

[RobinQuillonsHair]

Or simply, blame the government.

[redcap]

That works too.

BUT avoid actually working toward resolution at all costs.

[RobinQuillonsHair]

or better yet, deny a problem exists

[redcap]

In this particular case does it really exist?

The wealthy have contolled things throughout my lifetime.

Can a person still go from rags to riches and, if so, is it any harder or easier than it has always been?

Or, have we just progressed to the point where we expect it to be given to us rather than to have to work for it?

[WDVE]

I think you answered your own question Red IMO.

[redcap]

The "local" take over here has people from other states.

They are asking for food.

One man stated he would stay and use the military if he had to.

WTH?

[pbal]

Hadn't thought of it but it would make sense that for the rich to get richer they will have to take (or earn as some call it) more of someone else's money.  To take more of someone else's money, someone else must, of course, have money to take.  Soon 60% of the population will need to receive government aid to meet basic needs, then 70%.  

Perhaps the key is in not allowing the government and it's defacto propaganda arms to define "basic needs." In 10,000 years, the transference of wealth and power from one set of hands to another hasn't made a damned bit of difference in people. What's going to change this time?

[Alfred E. Neuman]

...i've gone from rags to riches numerous times...it's all about timing....being in the right place at the right time.......

[Wiener]

When you find out who actually began the organizing of this movement I am betting that they want the over throw of the American Government, to collapse this nation so other "poorer" nations can have a chance.

I can't believe some of the interviews I have been seeing are these kids really this stupid about basic economics?

[Citizen X]

I have yet to see one anti-Obama adminstration sign in those crowds yet which is hard to believe since he and probably most of his cabinet are in the 1% of Americans that the protesters so loathe. And since Obama is obviously in bed with the banks and Wall Street you'd think that they'd at least be asking for his resignation or impeachment but they haven't yet which I find a bit puzzling.

[Wiener]

That is because of who is providing them money and food at their rally.  The unions and we all know the unions are pro Obama.