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OCCUPY

It has been hard for me to get interested in the Occupy Wall Street stuff.

First because I don't really know what it is about.

Yes. I understand the Issues but I don't get the action desired.

They wanted people to transfer accounts from their banks to community banks. OK. It didn't go over that well.

It is impractical in that we would be giving up more than we gain. Less services, higher charges in most cases, lower interest on money. No greater ability to achieve loans. Well, say they, go to a credit union. Really?

Same with investing. Invest in what for my retirement?

I don't mind a bit of civil disobedience, in fact, I might be willing to take part if there was an objective of some kind.

The main thing is that I suppose that I am near enough to the 1% to have enough personal issues.

I believe in the market, even the wildly irrational market we now have. But sitting in a park won't do much about that.

The Times says today that the "young" are going to sit out this election. What? So that Romney or worst can become Prez or so that the GOoPers can "occupy" both Houses of Congress?

So, don't get it. Whatever percent that I am? 5%? A nifty slogan that, "The 99%". But what does it mean exactly?

Yes. I think that "rich" people ought to pay more taxes. I will keep that in mind when I work to re-elect and to get our GOPer out of office but in the meantime don't expect much change from the use of empty slogans shouted through a megaphone.

Yeh. I know I wrote about this a while ago and said the same thing but they didn't hear me. Quick. Where is my megaphone?

"GO HOME! GET OFF MY GRASS! GO SIGN UP TO WORK FOR THE ELECTION! REGISTER TO VOTE (incidentally).

Labels: Protesters