This is bugging me to no end. I'd like to know what the protesters in Manhattan are protesting, exactly. The fact that Wall Street makes money?? What is it they want? It is deeply offensive to have people in this country, demanding the wealth of others be forcibly taken from them. If they're unhappy with how Wall Street operates, they need to work through Congress to fix any possibility of inappropriate exchanges.
I saw on the news last night a husband and wife and their young child, who were at the protest. The man said he's an attorney and he works long and hard but doesn't feel he makes enough money for his work. His wife said they were there because they wish they had better health coverage and they're living on credit. Sorry, but I'm not fully grasping what Wall Street is supposed to do about the fact you wish you made more money and are living on credit. That's your problem to figure out. Go do something else instead of demanding someone else fix it for you. Helplessness in capable people is a disgusting attribute.
Like so many conservatives have said, liberal people believe money is static and the "rich" have too big a piece of the pie, rather than believing wealth, by nature, increases and anyone can participate and become successful on their own merits. One is a negative, self-defeating approach and the other is a positive, hope-filled approach. I'll take hope.
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