Occupy "your city"....... thought?
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honestly I would have thought the stench of urine would drive them away but if they live in baltimore they're probably used to it.
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Did you guys ever see Warren Buffett's solution to the economic problems? It's an interesting concept:
"I could end the deficit in five minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for reelection ... [T]hey're trying to use the incentive now that we're going to blow your brains out, America, in terms of your debt-worthiness over time ... A more effective threat would be just to say, 'If you guys can't get it done, we'll get some other guys to get it done.'"
It will never happen...but I like the idea.
"I could end the deficit in five minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for reelection ... [T]hey're trying to use the incentive now that we're going to blow your brains out, America, in terms of your debt-worthiness over time ... A more effective threat would be just to say, 'If you guys can't get it done, we'll get some other guys to get it done.'"
It will never happen...but I like the idea.
If these Occupiers had a lick of sense, they'd rally around this point and get it done.
At this point, in my mind, Occupy is more interested in collective whining than it is in collaboration.
In particular, the piteous whining for student loan debt relief makes my blood boil.
Whether its about Wall Street hedge funds, or individual idiots, a bad private investment is not a public concern.
To put it another way, I don't want my tax dollars used to buy votes, courtesy of yet another handout.
Thatcher and JFK are no doubt spinning in their graves... :a:
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And Oakland is at is again
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/03/us/occ...html?hpt=hp_c1
Police said in a statement that after a day of "primarily peaceful" demonstrations, they responded to a late-night call that protesters had broken into and occupied a downtown building and set several fires.
"The protesters began hurling rocks, explosives, bottles and flaming objects at responding officers," the statement said. "Several private and municipal buildings sustained heavy vandalism."
Dozens of protesters wielding shields were surrounded and arrested, police said.
Police issued their first order to protesters to clear the area about 11:55 p.m., the statement said. After "repeated orders" were issued, police were then ordered to fire tear gas and bean bags at the demonstrators.
Earlier Wednesday, police said a small group of protesters vandalized five businesses, including banks and a Whole Foods. The incidents involved graffiti and smashed windows, authorities said.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/03/us/occ...html?hpt=hp_c1
Police said in a statement that after a day of "primarily peaceful" demonstrations, they responded to a late-night call that protesters had broken into and occupied a downtown building and set several fires.
"The protesters began hurling rocks, explosives, bottles and flaming objects at responding officers," the statement said. "Several private and municipal buildings sustained heavy vandalism."
Dozens of protesters wielding shields were surrounded and arrested, police said.
Police issued their first order to protesters to clear the area about 11:55 p.m., the statement said. After "repeated orders" were issued, police were then ordered to fire tear gas and bean bags at the demonstrators.
Earlier Wednesday, police said a small group of protesters vandalized five businesses, including banks and a Whole Foods. The incidents involved graffiti and smashed windows, authorities said.
