Quote: Originally Posted by gopher
Ron Paul is now the leading candidate among the Republicans.Say what?
Jailed for not going out and getting jobs.
Really? I mean really?
Well he's most likely using sarcasm. Jailed for selling drugs, sexual assaults, assaults, mayhem, theft, to name just a few is more likely.
You forgot "being old ladies."
She was arrested for being an old lady?
Yes.
She wasn't even arrested... in other words... FAIL
I was most likely using sarcasm.
Really? I mean really?
I wouldn't say the Occupy movement has failed...But I would say the reason they don't seem to be making progress is mainly because they haven't been able to hit the Greedy Rich where they're sensitve...Their Crown Jewels/$$$ Banks.....It's often said economics is an emotionless game...I beg to differ...It is anything but...More emotionally charged when the Filthy Greedy Rich loose all their riches and golden britches too...
Well.. that's one of the reasons why they failed. They were unable to change a thing and did nothing but cost tens of millions in police overtime and damage to public property that everyone had to pay for. Not to mention you do not hear too much from them these days.
NEW YORK (--) -- For a movement without an agenda, Occupy Wall Street is off to a pretty good start--scaring JPMorgan Chase(----), Wells Fargo(----) and SunTrust Banks(----) away from their plans to charge customers who use their debit cards to make purchases.
None of these banks cited Occupy -- in explaining their reversal, and because Occupy Wall Street does not speak with one voice, it cannot be said to have demanded these banks reverse course on their planned fees.
Still, it does not take a genius to figure out that charging fees to consumers for their use of debit cards is exactly the kind of thing nearly all participants in Occupy Wall Street would be likely to oppose. What the movement is doing, as -- -- have pointed out recently, is changing the national conversation, much as the Tea Party did before dealing Democrats a resounding defeat in the Congressional mid-term elections.
Depends on whom you ask. "Income Inequality" for example was far more prevalent on the news than before the occupy movement, check out google trends. The occupy movement managed to change a great deal of the content of news coverage.
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Here's one opinion for example:
Bank Fee Debacle is the First Occupy Wall Street Victory - TheStreetNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- For a movement without an agenda, Occupy Wall Street is off to a pretty good start--scaring JPMorgan Chase(JPM_), Wells Fargo(WFC_) and SunTrust Banks(
Still, it does not take a genius to figure out that charging fees to consumers for their use of debit cards is exactly the kind of thing nearly all participants in Occupy Wall Street would be likely to oppose. What the movement is doing, as -- -- have pointed out recently, is changing the national conversation, much as the Tea Party did before dealing Democrats a resounding defeat in the Congressional mid-term elections.
When we talk about income inequality we mostly refer to the difference to what those in industry make as opposed to what government employees make for essentualy the same job. Now I don't know about your ferries on the East coast but B.C. Ferries pays the cafeteria staff close to $20/hr plus solid gold bennies for what amounts to Rotten Ronnies quality food and service.
Oddly enough this trend reverses itself for trades, other than the bennies. When I worked for DND as a mechanic I got about $5/hr less than in industry.
But you forget, Taxslave, our esteemed dishwashers on B.C. Ferries are being paid for the efforts they've taken to be trained for life saving duties in the event of a marine disaster (possibly happened half a dozen times in the past 50 years) They have to be prepared on a moment's notice to help people into life boats.
That's very important because the whining would never end if something happened and the staff were not trained to deal with it.
Depends on whom you ask. "Income Inequality" for example was far more prevalent on the news than before the occupy movement, check out --. The occupy movement managed to change a great deal of the content of news coverage.
I agree, it's very important, but they should be paid "life saving" wages while they are saving lives and dishwashing wages while they are washing dishes!
