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Busted? British Paper Reveals Some Wall St. Protesters Are Quite Privileged

Daily Mail Shows Some Wall St. Protesters are Privileged

Daily Mail picture shows schoolchildren protesting Monday on Columbus Day. (Photo credit: Micaela McLucas)

It’s a popular question when reading stories about the Occupy Wall St. protesters: Who are they? Well, now the British paper The Daily Mail is helping answer that question. The answer? Some of them seem to be quite privileged.

“A closer look at some of the impassioned protesters is starting to suggest that while many of them have genuine grievances,” the Daily Mail writes, “all may not be completely as advertised. “

Here’s what it means:

Among the hardcore of well-intentioned protesters sleeping rough in Zuccotti Park are also the children of the wealthiest ‘one per cent’ – taking a break from classes at private schools to show their solidarity… and join the fun.

As millionaire celebrities pledged allegiance to the protesters despite very healthy bank balances, MailOnline spoke to youngsters who have joined the movement, many of whom study at colleges which cost their parents up to $200,000.

Sleeping beside the hardcore activists are increasing numbers of wealthy students turning up to make the most of the party atmosphere, drugs and free food.

While they dress down to blend in, the youngsters’ privileged backgrounds are revealed by glimpses of expensive gadgetry or the absent minded mention of their private schools during heated political debates.

One student, who did not want to be named, admitted she had been sleeping at the protest site with her boyfriend despite living in nearby TriBeCa, a neighbourhood which is home to many of New York’s A list celebrities.

While she is not camping out, she studies at Bard College in Manhattan – a private school which charges fees of up to $200,000 for a four-year degree.

Other youngsters – some of whom as young as 16 – travelled from afar to make the most of a day off high school because of Columbus Day.

One of the students who joined in, an arts major at trendy Parsons design school in New York, flicked through pictures on her pricey laptop as she sat on the park floor.

Another listened to a speech and chanted along with furious activists while wearing a pair of True Religion jeans – which are marketed on their website at about $300.

Now certainly just because your parents are paying for an expensive education doesn‘t mean you can’t be upset with tax loopholes. Or capitalism. Or expensive broccoli. But it does seem slightly hypocritical to rail against the rich, corporations, and the rich when those things are funding you or at least the cool gadgets you’re carrying around.

Read the full article here and see the pictures.

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  • Mperiod
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:21am

    this article shows a fundamental lack of understand what the protests are about. I own a business – and I support the protesters. Nobody, except the right wing media, has ever said all the protester are poor or hardcore liberal activists. I simply believe tax policy should not be tilted against small business owners in favor of wall street (see my 24% tax rate for creating a business, selling a product and hiring employees vs Mitt Romney’s 15% tax rate on his 40 million he got playing on wall street) I see no reason for tax giveaways to large business that are inaccessible to small businesses simply because we don’t own a Republican congressman like big business does. I don’t think we should advocate policies which crush the middle class – because at the end of the day the only reason I’m in business is based on my customers; lower wages = fewer customers = less money I make = fewer employees. The idea that most of the “99%” are poor people complaining about not having a job is simply false.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:27am

      There’s nothing wrong with being against tax disadvantages. If you think that’s all these kids are out there doing, you’re fooling yourself. If you support these people, then you are supporting your destructors. Even a casual glance at the people organizing this would send any legitimate honest business person fleeing in terror. Don’t be the tool of your own destruction, research who is backing this and how these poor misguided fools in the rabble are being used to advocate their own destruction.

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    • Mperiod
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:43am

      I’ve been to the protest, at least the one in Chicago, thats what a vast majority of the people there were talking about. You say glance at them – who? The college kids? Sure there are some “professional protesters” out there who have been pushing for their BS for the past 40 years, but thats not the majority. This is just the right wing media trying to discredit Americans protesting the same way the liberal media did to the tea party.

      I’m too old for boogie man, I don’t care about Soros anymore than I care about the Koch brothers. I‘m simply saying from what I’ve see the policies a majority of them are advocating for are good polices.

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    • johndarnall
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:44am

      Sounds to me that your candidate for President should be Herman Cain. His 999 plan meets most of your requirements. Now lets get the barnyard cleared of the useful idiots on Wall Street and around the world and get to work on fixing the issues. The movers and shakers behind the empty headed rabble are the real terrorists to be feared and thwarted.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:46am

      you are also a liberal, which you fail to state in your post, pretending to be a conservative with “I own a business and I support…”
      Just owning a business does not make you conservative.
      You own a business; you are a liberal, AND you support them. That is more TRUTHFUL and honest.

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    • edcoil
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:47am

      That there is four ugly girls.

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    • bdMarco
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:48am

      GhostOfJefferson is right. The people behind these protests are Marxist that want to destroy Capitalism. Sure there are plenty of ignorant kids and other sheep in the mix, but the people funding and promoting it have collectivist goals. Don’t be fooled by the rest of the noise.

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    • Mperiod
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:48am

      Saying: “Sleeping beside the hardcore activists are increasing numbers of wealthy students turning up to make the most of the party atmosphere, drugs and free food.”

      Is no different than saying Tea Party protesters are just racists protesting because there’s a black president. Its condencending, its cheap, its untrue, and its poor journalism – the fact that this site would post BS like this is simply a poor reflection on this site and the people who run it.

      But like I said, sure there are probably some aspects of the crowd who this is the case – however – it isnt’ what the vast majority say they are there for.

      Why is it when Ron Paul says we shouldn’t have so many military bases its great libertarian founding fathers type comment – when Vets for Peace or whatever say it – they are just peace and love weed smoking hippies?

      The idea that you, and others demonize a group, because you want to cheer lead for a political party, without even trying to listen to what they are saying is what is wrong with this country

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    • godhead
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:50am

      Tom ferrari . . . Reported

       
    • encinom
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:58am

      Funny thing is Sweden is a scialist nation and their economy is doing great and their socialist healthcare as granted their citizens a longer life. Beckerheads why do you protect your masters?

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    • Mperiod
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:01am

      @JOHNDARNALL
      Nah, 999 is a non-starter with me – 0% capital gains tax if I’m an invester but since I own a business I have have to explain to my customers why everything cost more because I had to add a 9% national sales tax. I’d prefer tax cuts across the board ending all tax loopholes (be it Obama’s dumb “making work pay” tax credit, or the child tax credit, or oil company give aways, or the private jet tax credits) end them all. Treat investment income as income and move on, so whatever money you make you make its simply taxed the same way. The only people who have proposed anything close to that is President Obama recently, the original deficit committee, the gang of 6, um, Paul Ryan was for it but the President Obama said he was for it so now Paul Ryan is against it. But no Herman Cains 999 plan is a no go for me.

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    • NatureSays
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:06am

      The primary issue that you and many others seem to avoid is the spending. The federal government annually spends over $12,000 for every man, woman & child in the US, or over $48,000 for a family of four! Think about that! That is food and shelter for most. And if you think the tooth fairy pays for this, you have a few lessons to learn. We, as US Citizens pay for this (either directly as taxes, or in the multitude of indirect taxes, or in the increased cost of goods we buy). It has simply become too much of a drain on our economy, yet they want to spend more?

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    • Jim in Houston
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:06am

      Mperiod: You are right, they are not just poor people complaining about jobs, they are anarchists who want more and more entitlement while crapping in their nest and trashing the people who create the jobs they really don’t want. No wonder they are referred to as the Flea Bag Party. It’s all about DDS (dirt, drugs and sex) for this human garbage.

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    • Trenaway
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:08am

      Your supporting this. They are NOT supporting you. These protest are against your small business or anything American. They hate America and her capitalist ideas. Your small business is captialism!

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    • rickmich68
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:11am

      If you care about the policies then you are supporting the wrong cause brother. It doesn’t matter that Wall Street puts money into the pockets of politicians. You need to vote a different kind of politician in office. It’s like protesting the grocery store for the quality of milk they sell when they have absolutely nothing to do with how its made. This protest is designed to help collapse the system. $2 million in ot so far for NY police officers. I’m sure that NY can afford that. Open your eyes.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:16am

      Actually MPeriod, I am in fact one of those libertarians you speak of. I do cheer base closings, and I have no love of military adventurism.

      That said, you’re clearly a liberal trying to make himself out to be somebody “on the right”. Your only suggestion for “fixing” things is, according to you, to do what Obama wants, and raise taxes on people, including people with investment income such as, for example, retirees.

      Try and hide it harder please, you may want to re-create your handle and try another personality.

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    • Mperiod
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:18am

      @TOMFERRARI
      Because I care more about good ideas than labels. I never said I was a liberal or conservative, simply said what I saw at the protests, what and why I support it. If more people did that – instead of what you did with your whole “liberal vs conservative” trash this country would be in much better shape. Unless somehow being a liberal or conservative fixes tax inequalities, I don’t get what your comment had to do with anything I said.

      @NATURESAYS
      Oh I believe we spend way too much. There are a ton of wasteful spending both in things like military spending but also in many of our social welfare programs. However all spending isn’t bad – an updated energy grid would in turn save everyone here hundreds a year. Our infrastructure is a key element to business growth, same with schools and education. So we you can’t just say all spending is bad spending. Police, fire protection is paid by tax dollars – doesn’t make it bad. There has to be a balance and my views are both sides on the left and right have retreated so far to the extremes its hurting the country.

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    • Mperiod
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:23am

      @GHOSTOFJEFFERSON
      How am I making myself out to be anything? Left or right? My only comment was about policies I support. I could careless about the left vs right game. Why are you folks so obessed with it? I simply asked a question – why, if you support tax equality AND shrinking the military do you oppose people protesting for what you say you support? NOW sure there are some wackjobs out there, there are wackjobs at every protest – but the fact that you’d join in attacking/dismissing people who are protesting FOR what you say you support simply because of some made up left v right fight you’ve created in your mind is why both sides are losing

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:33am

      MPeriod

      That’s what we call a “package deal” that you just offered me. I said nothing about supporting your “tax equality”. The only tax equality I believe in is that I believe none of us should be paying things like income taxes nor capital gains taxes, at all, in any amount. What I do not agree with is your clearly shill suggestion that we all support raising taxes on capital gains (or anything else for that matter).

      You want to balance the budget? Cut social entitlement programs to nothing. Bring the military home. Restrain all federal activities to those things specifically enumerated in the Constitution, and you don’t get to play the Interstate Commerce clause to make those duties “everything”.

      The reason I called your suggestion leftist is because it was. Maybe you‘re hoping that nobody is seeing the countless signs and banners stating this isn’t just some grassroots movement.

      It’s organized and has been planned for at least 3 months by big power interests behind the scenes, who now openly admit they’re behind this and endorse this. The event is being endorsed by every big government politician from here to Calcutta. And you’re trying to pass this off as something else. Please brother, you have no clue. And if you own a business, one that you mention has stockholders ergo one with some substance, you clearly wouldn’t have time to be trolling on a website.

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:34am

      @encinom

      Funny thing – you’re unable to ever post comments without using derogatory names & terms for anyone who doesn’t agree with you.

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    • Mperiod
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:37am

      @RICKMICH68
      A bunch of people standing in the park? How are they trying to collapse the system? The idea that now we should suspend American’s right to protest because they can cost the city money is silly. I’m simply commenting on the things I heard from them which I support, why does it always have to be some conspiracy theory? I honestly don’t think “the system” is in danger of collapsing over some kid spending her columbus day off protesting. Or over some hippies who have gones to more protests than they’ve taken showers over the past 40 years. But those are the fringe minority of the people I saw there. So where are you getting your “their goal is to overthrow the system” from?

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    • This_Individual
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:44am

      ENCINOM – “ Funny thing is Sweden is a scialist nation and their economy is doing great ” Yes, the state is receiving plenty of money. But do you know how many in Sweden are living on government assistance? Do you know what it takes for a citizen to open their own business, or own property? Do you know what happens to an individual family who grows thir own food?
      Sweden is a beautiful country, but only to look at.

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    • CottonMPG
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:46am

      Someone should ask those kids if they agree that the rich be beheaded? Or if they are in favor of taking all the property from those making over a certain amount.

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    • gtrdone
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:47am

      Listen up onyourperiod, the democrats have been in power, are in power, have had controlled the House of Reps and the Senate for 60 years. Yo, you got a gripe about low wages, you got a gripe about regulations, take it to the hope and change crowd you elected. It would not be Wall Street you misinformed dunderhead, it would be 1600 Pennsylvania in Washington DC. I get sick and tired of listening to the lame arguement that Wall St. somehow is linked to low wages when it is 40 million non-legal, low income crowd that works for lower wages. Suck it up, you vote Democratic, you lay in the bed you made for yourself, business owner my donkey.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:52am

      the tea party is about lower taxes and smaller government…

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    • Mperiod
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:58am

      @GHOSTOFJEFFERSON
      And there are people there who say the same thing you say. There are a ton of the anti-fed, anti-taxes folks – I think they’re simply wrong. There was no package deal – I simply said you agreed that the tax code needs to be fixed, and you agreed that military spending should be cut. So I’ll ask again, why do you oppose people who are protesting for what you say you support? Oh Democrats are wisely using the protest to drum up energy among liberals and young voters ahead of 2012. But I wouldn’t say the anti-governement anarchists who are out there are on the same page as big government liberals. So to say just because democrats support it evryone out there is for more taxes and spending is dumb. But you apparently have no interest (or maybe lack the ability) to talk ideas, to debate the issues they are raise, or even have a civil conversation. I have never said my business has stockholders, I’m incorporated as an S-corp, which is what my tax issue is based on. I only employee about 22 people full time and countless contract workers, but us small businesses as a whole employ what 75% of the country? But i‘m sitting at an airport waiting to fly home thats the only reason I’m here. What are you basing your attacks on the protesters on? You seem to have no idea what they are protesting, who is there, or what changes they want? Yet you disagree with them (even when you agree with them)

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    • INOGAWD
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:01pm

      I’ve been around a long TIME….and I have never gotten a JOB

      from a POOR person.. DUH ! ! ! ! ! EAT SOROS……….

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    • JohansenRJ
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:04pm

      MPeriod, you don‘t have to declare if you’re conservative or liberal/progressive. It’s obvious by your posts. Life isn’t fair…never has been, never will be. America became great because of competition and the opportunity for individual success through good ideas, hard work, and sometimes luck. There are no guarantees. Competition means some will win and some will lose. You should do your homework and find out who is back these “occupation” events. The drivers are leftist, anarchist, marxist leaning groups whose mantras involve bigger government and redistribution…which are antithetical to a wealthy, competitive America. The Democratic Party and organized labor are piling on to try and divert attention from Obama’s disasterous record.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:08pm

      Actually you stated that I believed in your “tax equality”. I do not. “Tax equality” may be one facet of tax reform, but it is only one way to reform out of countless other ideas.

      You did state “customers”, I glossed over that too fast and read “shareholders” for some reason, my bad.

      You have no idea what I have and haven’t seen in real life, so your speculation on that is moot.

      I do see far more of the “eat the rich” types than those with a simple legitimate beef with payoffs (by, gasp, government) to Wall Street. Maybe where you were, it was more docile (Chicago did you say?). I don’t recall seeing anything about Chicago yet, so you may be right, if you’re being truthful. Those in NYC, which is the bulk of this protest (and perhaps D.C.), are clearly not on board with what you’re stating you desire.

      The rest of your post is ad hominem that I have no desire to even dignify with a response.

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    • TruthHurts
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:35pm

      So I am trying to understand, do you want your taxes lowered, or the big corporations raised? Most of us here on the right would love to see everyones taxes lowered and leveled… a Fair Tax or a Flat Tax. Is that what you are calling for, or do you just want to punish those that you see as the “big evil corporations” who employ thousands of people?

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    • FEMALL
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:38pm

      @Encinom:

      SWEDEN
      57.77% Personal Income tax

      26.3%Corporate Tax

      25% VAT

      Feel free to move.

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    • Stryker
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:38pm

      I too am a business owner and of course we would like lower tax rate HOWEVER THE 15% rate for the rich “playing” wall street are investments. That money is used to benefit other companies and if well invested they make a profit, if not they LOSE that money. You don’t want to discourage investment by increasing tax on that money. The main point is they are not just against wall street but capitalism. Many of us agree and are against the crony capitalism and bail outs but you also have to look at what they are for, which is the COLLAPSE of the capitalistic system from the top down. I feel your pain but you need to look at the underlying motives and the intent of this movement before you stand shoulder to shoulder with these radicals.

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    • encinom
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:43pm

      NatureSays
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:06am
      The primary issue that you and many others seem to avoid is the spending. The federal government annually spends over $12,000 for every man, woman & child in the US, or over $48,000 for a family of four! Think about that! That is food and shelter for most. And if you think the tooth fairy pays for this, you have a few lessons to learn. We, as US Citizens pay for this (either directly as taxes, or in the multitude of indirect taxes, or in the increased cost of goods we buy). It has simply become too much of a drain on our economy, yet they want to spend more?
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      Since the bulk of Federal Spending is defense, I guess you are arguing we disband the military. The entitlement programs and programs for the arts and education, the programs for the poor and disenfranchised only equal a few cents of the total.

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    • TunaBlue
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:43pm

      Disconnect K Street, Wall Street, Big Business and Unions from the political process. Allow only personal and single donations–with a ceiling–to political parties and candidates. Enact a ceiling on total donations and personal money. End of problem.

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    • encinom
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:44pm

      MidWestMom
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:34am
      @encinom

      Funny thing – you’re unable to ever post comments without using derogatory names & terms for anyone who doesn’t agree with you.
      ______________________________
      Still can’t agrue the fact that the socialist nation of Sweden, with private industries also, has a better standard of living than the US.

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    • encinom
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:47pm

      JohansenRJ
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:04pm
      MPeriod, you don‘t have to declare if you’re conservative or liberal/progressive. It’s obvious by your posts. Life isn’t fair…never has been, never will be. America became great because of competition and the opportunity for individual success through good ideas, hard work, and sometimes luck. There are no guarantees. Competition means some will win and some will lose. You should do your homework and find out who is back these “occupation” events. The drivers are leftist, anarchist, marxist leaning groups whose mantras involve bigger government and redistribution…which are antithetical to a wealthy, competitive America. The Democratic Party and organized labor are piling on to try and divert attention from Obama’s disasterous record.
      ___________________________
      The problem the protestors are addressing is that the fix is in, the 1% have payed off the refs and making the rules. the Problem is that we want a fair playing field.

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    • boogiedownboy
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:55pm

      @ENCINOM The standard argument is that high taxation and social welfare engineering have brought Sweden economic prosperity. Yet reality is very different.

      As reported by Reuters this week, “Swedes, usually perceived in Europe as a comfortable, middle class lot, are poorer than African Americans, the most economically deprived group in the United States, a Swedish study showed on Saturday.”
      For seven decades, Sweden has managed to endure government redistribution of wealth. How? Perhaps it’s the small population; Sweden has fewer people than Illinois does. Maybe it’s the homogeneity of the society. Possibly it’s because Sweden sits out wars, saving huge amounts of money. Whatever the reasons, most Swedes are apparently satisfied to set aside their independence – and pay huge taxes – in exchange for some perceived economic security.

      The cradle to grave welfare state heaven is coming apart at the seams. It’s had a considerably longer run than most other socialist experiments, but fail it must. And it will fail for the same reason all the others have: Penalizing ingenuity and effort while at the same time rewarding indolence and mediocrity doesn’t work. It’s contrary to human nature. It cannot be done indefinitely.

      Sporadically, Sweden has made small steps away from a command economy. Reducing taxes a little here, lifting some regulatory burdens to help enterprises start up there, and whittling down the national debt temporarily slowed Sweden’s eco

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    • CottonMPG
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:57pm

      Well I guess you don’t plan on becoming any more successful than you are now. Why do you want to punish the success of others? Instead of wanting to kill and eat the rich why not try to improve some things for those of us who aren’t there yet? There are millions who don’t pay any tax at all and live off the rest of us through social programs.

      I’d like to see some tax reform also. These people don’t represent you. They’ll eat you too if they can. They want no one to be better off than them. If they are homeless and jobless they want the rest of us to be homeless and jobless. Don’t be like that. The people who have big business employee people. The bigger the business the more people they employee. I’d love to see the fair tax implemented but I support Cain. We definitely need tax reform not tax punishment. We are taxed enough already! I think you should stand with us in the tea party. We are in favor of not wasting our money on fraudulent gov programs, lowering regulations on businesses, and having fair across the board tax rates that we all understand.

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    • SueZQT
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 1:28pm

      I agree whole-heartedly Jefferson

      While there may be some well intentioned people walking the streets in hope of a better future for America, the ones pulling all the strings in OWS are as greedy and corrupt as the companies on Wall Street that received all the bail outs. Do some research-some of these people are receiving up to $600 a week to protest. Craig’s List and other internet sites are paying to have certain “minorities” protest to stage this “show” appropriately! This is no grass roots effort, it is “wag the dog”…and WE are the dog in this scenario!

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    • Pattoncc
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 1:44pm

      Your wrong and are trying to confuse the matter. Romney 15% capital gains tax is not equivalent to your income tax. Plus Romney pays income tax too at a much higher rate than you do. Plus as an employer you are also not sharing that you have to pay into fica and state taxes for your employees. This fee is on average 15% of your employees wages. You have every right to be upset about the government squandering you tax dollars by freely giving any contribution you wish above your tax. Do it!

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    • Postolic
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 1:55pm

      MPERIOD, you miss the entire point of the article. The issue is not that these wealty children are “hiding” among the protesters. It is that they are representative of the very individuals these protesters are trageting. It is their family members that the OWS want to “canabalize”. It is their parents that are representated with a head on a pike. The purpose of the article is to show the stupidity, and possibly the hyprocisy of these rich kids who join the OWS protests.

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    • westfayetteville
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:01pm

      You are talking about two different kinds of tax

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:08pm

      Sorry but those are 4 really ugly females. I think they are radiating their inner self. Really ugly.

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    • ahall1950
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:10pm

      You are an idiot.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:12pm

      @ encinom
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:44pm

      Still can’t agrue the fact that the socialist nation of Sweden, with private industries also, has a better standard of living than the US.
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      So move to Sweden then you disgusting POS.

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    • Curious - Really
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:16pm

      Taxes are to create revenue to the government. 15% taxes from Mitt Romney generate more taxes than 35% would.

      If taxes are really to create a level playing field, then 80% paid by Romney and given to you would be the way to do it. We shouldn’t need to have an ever growing middle man (government employees) sucking all the money out between the two of you.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:18pm

      @ Mperiod
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:23am

      @GHOSTOFJEFFERSON
      How am I making myself out to be anything? Left or right? My only comment was about policies I support. I could careless about the left vs right game. Why are you folks so obessed with it? I simply asked a question – why, if you support tax equality AND shrinking the military do you oppose people protesting for what you say you support? NOW sure there are some wackjobs out there, there are wackjobs at every protest – but the fact that you’d join in attacking/dismissing people who are protesting FOR what you say you support simply because of some made up left v right fight you’ve created in your mind is why both sides are losing
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      Because there are telltale signals that expose a persons political beliefs when they speak. My income and investments not only puts me in a 33% tax bracket on the surface, but with CG tax and buying penalties on stocks the tax rises to exactly 54%.

      Yet, people like you want more of my money. That makes you socialist, and in my opinion a worthless POS.

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    • triper57
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:21pm

      You like these people so much? You sir are a useful tool, nothing more. The hard core are anarchists and have stated that they want to tear down our system. They have no plan as to what they want to replace it with; the people using them, the Socialists, Marxists, Maoists and Unions have the plan for the replacement system.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:21pm

      @ ahall1950
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:10pm

      You are an idiot.
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      Who are you talking to?

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:34pm

      @10th

      You quoted MPeriod, but cited me to answer his screed.

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    • steveh931
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:36pm

      Assets = liabilities + equity

      Our Federal Government is the problem with all of its Social Programs. There will be some pain while the Republic is placed back on its feet and the people start to run their State Governments. Those that are dependent upon the Federal Government for their income or wealth will not like this change, but small business will. Small business creates more jobs than this Federal Government could ever imagine. By returning the Federal Government to its original intent and electing those that apply the U.S. Constitution, this nation will break the ropes of Progressive Socialism.

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    • weaselous
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 3:00pm

      @GHOSTOFJEFFERSON – You make ad hominem attacks but get incredibly offended by others’ alleged ad hominem attacks. You’re on the king of the trolls, but accuse others of being trolls. Stick to the facts, hypocrite. You make Conservatives look like idiots.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 3:23pm

      @weaselous

      Very upset aren’t you?

      Sounds like something I’ve said here or other places have hit a nerve with you, so you have to lash out at me. That’s fine, it’s just the internet, and you‘re just another random person I’ve never met sitting behind a keyboard.

      I do hope your day gets better.

      Slainte

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    • Bluzie
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 3:34pm

      @Mperiod
      Apples and Oranges,

      Since you’re just spouting hyperbole about Mitt and cite no evidence, I’ll play along with ya. Let’s take his 15% “tax break” he got from playing on Wall Street.

      A) That 15% is Capital Gains Taxes income made on investments in stocks and bonds. Income that came from AFTER TAX income from his business…..I.E. his business paid the same 24% you paid or more accurately probably the 35% after that was taxed he took the proceeds and invested it and that money that made an income was TAXED AGAIN at 15%.

      B) You state you are a small business owner; you must surely put some money into investments for your retirement and future SECURITY. You too get to reap the 15% capital gains tax rate on your dividends and stocks sold. And I bet you don’t even “own” a politician to receive that.

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    • Ethereal
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 3:57pm

      @Mperiod
      The problem with the protestors isnt that they are protesting it’s the fact that they really dont understand what they are protesting and they preach to all of us from a base of no experience. It’s easy to say “Look, the fat cats get all the breaks!” but somehow that is a call to end capitalism? If there are crooks in big business (and there are) lock em up. Being conservative I wont defend them….you either stand for ethics and good moral common sense or you get put out with the trash. Being conservative doesnt automatically make one in favor of everything big business stands for so the message that I hear from them is that big busines and wall street are corrupt with tax loopholes and breaks so capitalism is evil. Does that really make sense to you? It doesnt to me. From the ranting I hear they follow suit with dems in that they are against capitalism while capitalism is the very system that allowed (many) of their parent to shell out tens of thousands of dollars for a college I certainly cant afford. Its hypocricy at it’s finest. Nothing more, nothing less.

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    • encinom
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 4:09pm

      Stryker
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:38pm
      I too am a business owner and of course we would like lower tax rate HOWEVER THE 15% rate for the rich “playing” wall street are investments. That money is used to benefit other companies and if well invested they make a profit, if not they LOSE that money.
      ___________________________________________________
      Sorry but you need to recheck your facts, a company only receives funds from the intial sale of a security, any other investment is solely for the current holder of the security and future buyers. Very little of what is traded goes to the issuer of the security, most of the money on Wall Street lines the fat cats pockets.

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    • HolyCrap
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 4:12pm

      @MPeriod The world needs more people like you and the Wall Street protesters.

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 4:27pm

      MPERIOD,
      YOU are a TROLL.
      You have no business and you have no sense.
      Your analogys are bogus.

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    • 1stgenmill
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 5:05pm

      Haha…. you are dillusional.

      You still think that this “protest” was started and run by the people????

      You think Russell Simmons and Kanye west are there because of their fight for the people???

      Congrats on your business. Do you not understand that most of the people there would ransack it and loot it if the chance was given. To them….YOU are the wealthy….. idiot.

      The liberal / progressive playbook is being used . This is set up from a year ago. There is nothing spontaneous about it.

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    • PatrickHenryFan
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 5:08pm

      Is it intentional or are you really that obtuse? Do you not think that big business also owns Democratic Congressman and Senators too? How can you really expect a change in a problem when looking at it through partisan eyes?
      The problem is with one person at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave and virtually all 435 in the Capital building

      The problem with the people in the protests is that they are simply the useful idiots as Lenin called them, being manipulated by the unions and traitors who want to destroy this country. No good will come from these protests, but a helluva of a lot of bad certainly could

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    • mr.goodvibe
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 7:23pm

      ENCINOM!

      You neglect to mention the swiss have a much smaller population and they are required to own guns as they have no army. Apples and oranges. BTW They are a Democratic Republic, get it right. You know so much that just is not so.

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    • LLinLa
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 7:42pm

      And your comments are about as logical as a treatise from President Obama on the arrival of Post-Racial America . . . while your premise highlights a reprehensible characterization of classicism, the peaceful, logical protests of “organizations” such as the Tea Party DO NOT favor anyone hoarding or controlling wealth. Systematically, these patriots are standing against a government run amuck with ALL of our money and most Conservative officials are trying to wrest control of the American Taxpayers’ funds from the slimey grip of politicians who constantly want to spend money on votes instead of principle. Your “teeny” protestors have either skipped school on daddy‘s dime or are pissed off because Obama hasn’t given away enough money to those who don’t work for it.

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 8:14pm

      @Mperiod.. Stop crying , jerk off..

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    • Mountain Mama Martha
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:17pm

      And since when do the big businesses determine the tax rate? I think Washington is the place you want to be protesting. Or are you telling us that if the same deal was offered to you under the table, you wouldn’t take it being the honest, down to earth liberal that you are?

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    • Beckaj
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:19pm

      That is the same thing that many were saying about the Arab Spring, which is being taken over by the Muslim Brotherhood now. There is no common solution or message to the protests – just a bunch of anger and class warfare.

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    • Stopthejoker
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:29pm

      Ignorant arguement. Your assumption is that only republicans create the problems on Wall Street. Obama received more donations from Wall Street than any other president in the history of the USA. You talk about needing to own a republican to make it on Wall Street, who does Jeffery Immelt own? The problem is not the republicans. The problem is with people like you that refuse to hold their own people accountable while passing blame to the other side. I don’t care if you are republican or democrat, hold both sides accountable.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 12:23am

      @ GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:34pm

      @10th

      You quoted MPeriod, but cited me to answer his screed.
      ———————————————————————————————————————————————-
      Sorry about that. I intended to delete your comments. I apologize for the error.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 12:25am

      @ TunaBlue
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:43pm

      Disconnect K Street, Wall Street, Big Business and Unions from the political process. Allow only personal and single donations–with a ceiling–to political parties and candidates. Enact a ceiling on total donations and personal money. End of problem.
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      B I N G O! Brilliantly done!

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    • Steve
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 4:54am

      Mperiod

      Then your complacent with communists who wish to destroy the republic which you currently engage your capitalistic business within.

      Talk about hypocritical!

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    • Steve
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 4:57am

      encinom

      Your question. Beckerhead why do you support your masters.

      Hey Enicom why are you still living here?

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    • dhoppyme
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 9:20am

      if you think these people occupying Wall St have any interest in really saving america from destruction you better look again because it is them who planned on this from the beginning to destroy this country Smarten Up or are you one of these commies

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    • politicojim
      Posted on October 13, 2011 at 1:11am

      blah, blah, blah…..you’re a progressive planting seeds….blah, blah, blah. What kind of business, child pornography..?

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  • MaxineH20Sux
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:06am

    This is not a surprise at all. Most liberal loons I went to high school with in NY are like these fools and are from WEALTHY families.

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:17am

      Where are all the African Americans “occupying space” .. just looks like a “sea of pasty people” to me.
      other than the sprinkle of the rent a rich black person from the Hollowwood Hills

      Didn’t the media have an issue with the Tea Party because they were a lot of pasty white folks attending?

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    • Love_John_Galt
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:41am

      The parents must be so proud of their little Flea Baggers –
      Fundamentally Limited Economic Awareness (FLEA) Party

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    • MaxineH20Sux
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:11am

      Sad thing is, most of their liberal loon parents probably hail them for doing this! They are just as bad as the kids!

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    • dnewton
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:42am

      Mohammed Atta was a rich kid too, as well as Osama Bin Laden. I suspect that Starbucks has taken more of their money than any of these banks. If they are so well off or at least their parents, someone should ask them how they feel about the death tax. It is hopeless to ask them what they think, but they are well in tune with their feeling about a situation.

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    • INOGAWD
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:12pm

      Four Loons out for a photo op. to show their friends..COOOL !!

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    • DanWesson455
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 1:35pm

      If my kid was down there he would get the ultimatum. Get back home or to school or lose all support from your parents. When you have a job you can protest whenever you want.

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 8:28pm

      The word I got sensored on was Reee T aa RRddddd !! Amazing that you can’t say that word on the blaze.. they must be rrrr eee ttt aaaa rr ddd ssss

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    • Skrewedretiree
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:08pm

      It figures, but then look at the curriculum. It used to be the Three Rs: Reading, (W)riting and ‘Rithmatic. Now it’s Retards on Ritalin for Revolution. Thanks, NEA!

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  • MBA
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:06am

    most liberals are trust fund babies who have never had to work a day in their life and don’t know hard work much less know what real work is even if it bit them on the * s s. They are bored, spoiled malcontents with nothing better to do than cause trouble. They don’t even know what they are doing. Note to the soros puppet protestors: It is the politicians who are corrupt and who caused the financial mess. yes the bankers are co-conspiritors but only because the DC politicians forced them into the sub prime mess. Maybe if you liberals used that fancy expensive education to actually learn facts instead of party and network your portfolios into gains you might actually make a difference and fix a problem instead of create more problems. Go figure that the acorn doesn’t fall from the worthless but overpaid tree.

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    • Lloyd Drako
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:18am

      Some of the protesters come from wealthy families, OK? To say that “most liberals are trust fund babies” is absurd.

      But if you are truly outraged by “trustafararians,” why not cut off the source of their self-indulgent lifestyles at the source by raising estate and inheritance taxes to confiscatory levels?

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:29am

      Why do that Drako? If they are incompetent, they’ll spend all of their money and that will put other people in business. If they’re competent with their trust fund money, they’ll add value to the funds by engaging in gainful employment or starting their own business. Even if they just sit and live off the interest, the very fact that they’re making interest on their money means that somebody else is putting it to work in the economy in a productive manner.

      People who chant “confiscate wealth” have absolutely no economic literacy whatsoever.

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    • Lloyd Drako
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:01am

      Ghost: good argument. Thanks, I needed that.

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    • encinom
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:03am

      Only thing is the the majority of union members, african americans, most people who don’t equate empathy with a vice, Catholics, immergrants, women, college educated persons, under 55, etc. are also liberal.

      Unlike the racist, white Tea Party, this new movement is open to all and represents all, not a rectionary astro-turf group designed to protect the upper 1%.

       
    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:42am

      Enicom,

      You have nothing to offer of substance. Consider what kind of small person you are, that you find entertainment in spreading propaganda and lies on a constant basis. Maybe you don’t care. But most people who encounter the few like you in life, recognize you for what you are, and disregard you.

      Slainte

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:44am

      @encinom

      “Unlike the racist, white Tea Party, this new movement is open to all and represents all, not a rectionary astro-turf group designed to protect the upper 1%”

      Show me proof the Tea Party is not open to all. Show me proof the Tea Party is racist. Post links to back up your accusations.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:46am

      I guess I’m an endangered species. White, woman, college educated, CONSERVATIVE, and not rich. You must have watched that Democrat recruiting video I did, the one that said when you canvas for prospective Democrat voters, look for women of any race, blacks, hispanics, but avoid white men, they‘re usually conservative and you’re wasting your time.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:52am

      the fact that you call the tea party racist, says everything about you.

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    • sWampy
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:59am

      The only people who are liberal, are evil sob’s making money off those less fortunate, or those to ignorant to realize what being liberal means. Most think liberal has something to do with liberty, when it is in reality all about taking of liberty from all but the ruling class.

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:50pm

      ENCINOM

      So when the pasty white folks who are occupying space … doing what they do best .. occupying space…
      do not “PERMIT” an African American Civil Rights Leader (Lewis) to speak in Atlanta …

      what does this make them? anti-social?

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    • Lloyd Drako
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 1:28pm

      Ghost: had my coffee now. I guess my point was that, while money may work tirelessly, it doesn’t need to develop habits of sobriety, self-discipline, honesty, a work ethic and so on. People do. If they don’t, they either become a pathetic burden on others or else they become dangerous, as criminals, as members of mobs, or as leaders, followers, and/or financial backers of dangerous movements. The more enormous a person’s wealth, and the less he/she had to work honestly for it, the likelier such behavior becomes.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 3:24pm

      @Drako

      If they do something criminal, you have them arrested. If they don’t, then my initial statement applies. There’s no reason to “punish” anybody who has done nothing wrong besides display bad taste in miniature poodles. :)

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  • freedom4ever
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:04am

    I’ve noticed since day one all the computers, iphones, and ipads! Where are they getting the electricity to keep them going? Where have you been not to notice this? This should have been pointed out at the beginning of this take over. These aren’t poor kids but ones who can afford all this and can’t or won’t pay their bills!

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:01am

    It’s sad that foreign papers have to report this, when domestic papers will not. I hope these kids don’t get hurt, but I DO hope they get a very bad feeling of being used by Marxist “organizers.”
    Heck, they probably wouldn’t even recognize it.

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    • AIDANMAN
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:19am

      these are the people when they are abused, fall for the ” Come on baby , i won’t hit you again… I love you ”

      people with self respect LEAVE…

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  • ares338
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:01am

    The article says it all: party, drugs and free food. Kids of rich parents have always done this. It was the same in the 60‘s and 70’s. Life always circles back around.

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  • garbagecanlogic
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:01am

    Well I’ll be darned, I’d ah never guess it. If Georgie Soros could have sired kids, some of them would have been there.

    The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
    The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:00am

    .
    Not enough brains between’em to change a light bulb………..

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  • SanMoo
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:57am

    Just like the 60′s—they protest and then go to their fancy lifestyle and go home. They “feel” better about their money if they protest. Many have exotic trust funds set up…..they have–no worries. They can play the I am rich put I care about the poor attitude, so they can accept the money and “feel” better. In the 60′s even the singers/musicians who made millions would walk to the concert park and then leave and find their limo parked 5 blocks away and go to their mansions. This is the hypocrisy folks. They would love a 2 Tier society where you have the Rich and the commoners….just like in a Social/Communist society. Destroy the middle class is fine with them. These uber rich kids are safe and they know it….no matter how the political winds blow!

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  • rdk
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:55am

    You have to wonder if the privileged participants would remain, if the Occupiers are joined by the homeless and the people of the ghettos in NYC.

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  • whatthecrazy
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:54am

    Eat the rich? That gives a whole new meaning to that little term [eat me].Gee now we have to deal with canibalism on top of all thier mental illness issues crap by the looks of them they probably like their meals very rare eewwe………….

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:54am

    One of yesterday’s cartoons on Townhall.com reflects the hypocrisy pretty well.
    http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/2011/10/10/92533

    And the immaturity of the protestors.
    http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/2011/10/10/92554

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  • Jenny Lind
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:54am

    It’s October, thank God for winter, if they had started earlier in the year we would be in worse trouble, but the non-die hards will go home after the snow starts, which will give us a little time to finish preparing. I feel such a need to get it all done and ready. I plan on being the one in my family that will have what we need to keep ourselves safe and fed. Still trying to figure out the where. Between scripture and our very own history teacher, Glenn, we have been given precious time to get ourselves ready. It is up to us, be ready to help those we care about, our communities, and most of all , our country. I plan on standing my ground when the time comes, a lot of people are going to wake up too late, and we will have to be there for them too. Every day I wake up with a sense of urgency, and a knot in my stomach, but I place my trust in God, and I know He loves this country and had a lot to do with it’s founding. There are so many good people praying for our country (and Israel), and He says he hears the prayers of His people. One other thing-thank you to all of you who are here on the Blaze with words of encouragement and wisdom-I have learned a lot from many of you, but most of all it is reassuring to know there are many who love this great country as I do, and want to restore America to her greatest days.

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    • Mrtoohappy
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:29am

      They will go home not because of the weather but because it’s ski season. And they are off to the mountains

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  • GeorgeWashingtonslept here
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:53am

    These fools parents should get screwed out of their money. But then again, the parents of these parasites probably are as nuts as their kids. Pardon me while I puke……………

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  • starman70
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:48am

    Well, where else can children from well to do families go to participate in debaucherey which would make a Roman orgy seem tame. Here they can participate drug use(The Romans didn’t have that luxury) sex (Of all types) and generally outlanish behavior in relative anonaniminity. Mom and Dad won’t see their behavior.

    This is nothing more than a spring break exercise. All the same thngs go on except it is usually in motel rooms behind closed doors.

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    • SueZQT
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:16pm

      For many of these trust fund babies this is just “Spring Break Part Deux” (only its fall…but hey and season is a good one to involve oneself in all kinds of debauchery and call it a “movement”)!!!

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  • cemerius
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:48am

    Nothing like having cold dead fingers to allow acces to that expensive jewelry?!?!

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:46am

    I think we are making a mistake by trivialising these people. Yes, 95% of them are clueless kids just along for the ride. However, there are smart people pulling their strings and eventually this will get ugly. These nitwits are nothing but cannon fodder for the Marxist extremists behind them.

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    • cessna152
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:52am

      I don’t understand the minds of these morons. Are they that desperate for attention they feel the need to be accepted by this false movement? I believe a lot of these kids were either NEVER told “No” or have been severely abused. They have one thing in common… their warped sense of freedom will leave them begging from a gutter or standing with VERY evil manipulative people.

      Anyway… Design! That is what is happening… design!

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    • kgneese
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:00am

      I think you are right, before this is over they are going to push these misinformed kids until there is a major tragedy. Kinda like Stalin saying you can’t make an omlete without breaking some eggs.Since its play book their using it would fit they think like that.

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    • kralspaces
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:03am

      That is exactly why Beck had to say something extreme yesterday so that people will start to take notice and start to debate what is really going on. If you don’t listen to Beck, you probably don’t have the historical background to think ctritically about socialism and Marxism.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:22am

      kgneese
      They want a bigger, better Kent State is what they want. With the exception of Syria (so far anyway), the violent government crack downs on protestors brought those governments down.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:37am

      That‘s what I’ve been stating for a while now, that the “elite” leaders of this really want some of these poor misguided fools to get harmed or killed. And the fools surge forward at every push trying to grant that wish. It’s sad to watch such collective stupidity.

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    • Rechercar
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:49am

      @KralSpaces – “if you don’t listen to Beck, you probably don’t have the historical background to think critically about socialism and Marxism…”

      I disagree.

      I think everyone is making the same mistake here, including Beck. Beck is seeing the invisible hand of Socialism and Soros behind every corner. Reality is usually way messier than that.

      I’ve no doubt that many Socialist hands would love to see this movement grow and have helped it along all they could. But the bottom line is this: if you’re not willing to take at face value the words of the protesters themselves, and willing to believe that they’re protesting because THEY want something (no matter how stupid), and not because someone is manipulating them, then you‘re breaking one of Beck’s own rules – listen to people when they tell you what they want and what they’re going to do, and believe them.

      As for the merits of listening to Beck on socialism and Marxism, I recommend it, but only if he’s not your only source. The US has used Beck-like reasoning before (socialism and its organizers are everywhere) to battle Marxism and Communism. It didn’t end well, and we managed to set in motion the events that led to the Communist Revolution in Cuba.

      The lessons of history are too often antithetical to those who see their enemy everywhere.

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  • KangarooJack
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:46am

    Just prior to The French Revolution taking full swing…the Aristocracy was busy putting tri-colored ribbons in their hair & arms to show support for those quaint Americans and for their own French Political ‘Philosophers’. Read your History, please. The American Revolution vs. The French/Russian/Spanish Revolutions…

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  • Locked
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:45am

    I’m incredibly curious why The Blaze has been taking heavily from the UK Daily Mail for the last few days; almost all of their OWS coverage has been using their articles. It’s a tabloid paper from England… new partnership, perhaps?

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:50am

      Perhaps foreign jounalists are bit less biased? Pretty sad when “tabloid journaists” are better reporters than the mani stream.

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    • Locked
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:57am

      Well that‘s why I’m curious. FOX has been out in force at these protests as well, but I’m not seeing much coverage there. That might be for a combination of reasons: first, Beck leaving FOX a while ago, and second, because one of their news teams was pepper-sprayed and hit with a police baton last week (oddly, didn’t see that reported on here). Hence why I‘m wondering if there’s a new partnership to replace the old one.

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    • starman70
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:57am

      Unfortunately, The far left liberal media in America WON’T tell the truth. All they will do is extoll the radical, socialist thoughts being expressed. Remember, the writings of most of the mainstream media are written by “Journalists” trained by far left liberal professors. THEY have been brainwashed into socialist thought and taught to express only leftist viewpoints.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:19am

      Locked, I don’t there has been any partnership between FNC and Beck since he left. I think The Blaze and his other side projects annoyed FNC. I think they like to have control of what their people say and Beck wasn’t playing along. Just my gut feeling.

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  • netmail
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:43am

    It is so trendy to be stupid.

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  • Beckett
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:41am

    My Kid those True Religion jeans. $200.

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  • EqualJustice
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:41am

    Most of the PEOPLE BEHIND this phony movement are millionaires! it’s a JOKE.

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  • epeel2
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:38am

    Craigslist (Ny) – link by Maxine20 http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/gov/2618821815.html. These are just paid actors!

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  • South Philly Boy
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:37am

    Just like bill ayers

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:31am

    It will escalate soon enough, and the useful idiots here and among the other bands of protesters will see violence and blood, against the themselves and peaceful citizens by the administration and the rest of Obamas cronies…how long until the first American Tienaman square happens?

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    • Seasoldier
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:36am

      This is looking more and more like the 1960′s every day. Some of these children of privilege will probably turn out to be domestic terrorists just as Bill Ayers and the Weather Underground and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) did back then. These are their political philosophical children spawned at our own extremist liberal universities. Americans need to stand up to these people at the polls in 2012 and all subsequent elections, because elections have consequences. Sometimes those consequences can be morally, economically and physically deadly, as the Obama administration demonstrates. Semper Fi

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    • RichNGadsden
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:13am

      I retired from the Army almost 15 years ago. I know that back during the Clinton administration that a Marine Major sent out questionnaires to young enlisted Marines for a college course thesis. He was surprised by the large percentage that responded “yes” to the question that if ordered would they take up arms against fellow Americans. I only hope that the officer and senior NCO ranks will have the guts to fall on their swords and refuse to send troops into a melee like Tienamen Square. At least these ranks should know and understand the Posse Cometatus (pardon spelling) Act that they are not allowed to take up arms unless this law is suspended by “THE CONGRESS!” I would hope our troops who are tired of being at war with foreigners will refuse to go to war with Americans. At least I pray that would be the outcome. I just cannot see our military to be that blindly obedient.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:09pm

      i pray so too… to take up arms against “The People”, is an act that, forfeits your priviledge as a leader and all rights granted therein.

      –That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their DUTY, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

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