Franklin, Andrews, Kramer & Edelstein

[jbsliverer]

Of course she didn't discuss what kind of money the banks made on the taxpayers dollars (one school of thought is that the banks shouldn't have made any at all but only allowed to "break even" and survive). But what were the true numbers? How much cost to that "money made" by the taxpayers went to bureaucracy? The fact is that in reality the "bailing out" has not ended. Banks are still defaulting, money is going into legal battles that is coming directly or indirectly from the taxpayers. How can any final "profits" really be calculated for the claims by Ms Burnett?

People may be un-informed, in fact the system likes it that way and encourages it (many times by mis-informing). But maybe that is what this protest is about at this point, just more awareness to the problems that the broken financial and monetary system has created.

When you have high unemployment, more and more people consistently going to a poverty level, no real direction given from the political system other than the same old bs, and a rich and poor gap that is getting larger by the day, something going to give.

The masses are going to strike out at whatever gets in their target sight. They may not know exactly what they are striking at, they just know that they are tired, hungry, neglected, and just fed up with no real means to change those feelings.

Unlike the 60's protest where the public could direct their attention to main causes such as civil rights, the draft, war, these times are much more complex and a lot harder to pin down to one or a few particular causes. But like the 60's protests, it could be possible to create real change and like the civil rights and war movement it only started by a few young students and moved on to including every walk of life and age.

Where this one will go, have to wait and see, but unless the "system" creates a better life for the majority, instill the "American Dream" (whatever that means to one) again, it won't be the last. Human nature is one of the most powerful forces on the planet.

Another article with unions, teachers, and others joining the "movement".

Unions endorse, will join Occupy Wall Street protests
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/politics/occupy-wall-street/

Also articles like this one is going to come about, even though maybe a good thing that banks give some more to help out the taxpayers costs, will be looked at with disdain and solidify protesters.

JP Morgan Funded NYPD Mass Arrests Over 700 Peaceful Occupy Wall Street Protesters
http://www.prisonplanet.com/jp-morgan-funded-nypd-mass-arrests-over-700-peaceful-occupy-wall-street-protesters.html