#OWS is not just a group of self-entitled youth

[Earth_First]

[Tansy_Gold]

1. #1 +1 n/t

[Demeter]

2. They are OUR shock troops

And the push-back has begun.

[LeftofObama]

3. Wow! Just Wow!

What a powerful and moving post! Recced!

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. Thank you for the powerful stories. K&R!

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

5. and for my husband, who was laid off from a job

he did, (and did well, has the performance reviews to prove it), for over 23 years. He, along with all the other over 50's, were axed when the stock market dived back in 2008. In fact anyone who had reached a certain level of benefits and salary were let go. It had nothing to do with performance, and everything to do with seniority, salary and benefit level. It took him a while, but he did find a job, at about half of what he was making, and less than half of the benefits.

He has had many conversations with former employees, including top level executives, who told him, without doubt, it was the stock market dive that drove the lay offs. This particular company has plenty of cash and assets, and these layoffs were not in anyway necessary, except to please wall street.

Our lives have changed in so many ways, and not for the better. I don't think we will be retiring anytime soon.

I will be joining our local OWS whenever I can.

[Earth_First]

6. For you:

:grouphug:

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

7. Thanks!

It's not tragic like the stories you posted, and we will survive, but I feel that it is just another example of wall street criminality.

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Thank you for reminding us.

[lbrtbell]

9. And RW'ers think terrorists pose the biggest threat

Roughly 3000 people were killed on 9/11.

Yes, it was a horrible tragedy, that could have been prevented.

But it only happened once. These other tragedies happen every day. In the 10 years since 9/11, nearly half a million people (450,000) have died from lack of medical care.

Fuck Republicans.

[PETRUS]

10. K&R nt

[Luminous Animal]

11. The only people who ever assumed that they are, are assholes.

[JDPriestly]

12. Great post. They were martyrs to Wall Street and D.C. greed.

Max Baucus, what do you say to these people?