Taken to Task: Occupy Wall Street’s Nattering Nabobs of Negativity [View All]

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http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/taken-task-occupy-wall-street-nattering-nabobs-negativity-180512423.html


By Aaron Task | Daily Ticker – 20 hours ago

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Beyond the Fringe

There are a lot of whackos in the movement but if you look beyond the fringe there's also a lot of people just like you and me: Working class and college-educated people who have a stake in the system but feel the playing field has been titled way too far in favor of the wealthiest Americans and their corporate brethren.

One critique of the protest is it lacks a unified message or mission. Indeed, in my reporting I found evidence of people supporting any number of issues, including:

Higher Taxes on the Wealthy
Prosecution of Financial Fraud
Anti-Fracking and other "Green" issues
Mortgage Modifications
Campaign Finance Reform
Anti-War
Universal Healthcare
Student Loan Forgiveness and, of course,
Jobs, Jobs Jobs

So, sure, maybe the Occupy Wall Street movement is a bit unclear in its views and lacks leadership. But to those who mock the protesters, I have to ask: What exactly is it that you're defending? Crony capitalism? Bank bailouts? Rising income inequality and the slow death of the American dream?

To everyone out there dismissing the Occupy Wall Street movement, I say it's time we stop, and say 'hey what's that sound'
everybody look what's goin' down.

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Watch the video. Great kudos for OWS.