defranco:

wearethe99percent:

My wife and I both worked hard in school and went on to earn graduate degrees.  Now together we earn over $100K.  We own our house and we are raising two wonderful children.  We are proud of the success we have earned.

BUT, we recognize that those below us on the income ladder are also working hard or are seeking work.

We recognize that the society we live in needs people who will stock store shelves, clean the floors, drive delivery trucks, operate cash registers, and do many other low paying tasks. 

Since these jobs need doing, we recognize that the workers who do them deserve to be able to live lives of dignity – that is, lives that are not blighted by poverty or crippling financial insecurity or lack of health care.

So WE THE PEOPLE must provide a safety net for each other. It is simple decency, not to mention justice.

 

This is a better example of what I agree with.  Money is such a hard thing for people to talk about including myself.  There is a lot of bias and ignorance.  Both things a lot of us are guilty of with this topic.

While I support the 99% movement my major concern is a demonization of small business owners, when the REAL enemy are the elite super rich who fire thousands of Americans when there business’ fail and retreat back to their hundreds of millions of dollars while the little guy gets in an unemployment line.

I think, so far, this is the best representation of my opinion. Our focus should not be to scold the people who work hard to earn their money, even if it does financially put them above most others. Instead, we should focus on giving the hard-working lower class people the benefits they deserve—and need—such as financial security and health care. No, I’m not saying the rich need to support the poor. I’m saying we are all people, which means we should all work together to make sure everyone’s basic needs are met.

With that said, I’m pretty sure capitalism is here to stay, and the big business owners will probably continue to stay on top while, as Phil put it, “the little guy gets in an unemployment line.”