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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-25-11 05:32 AM
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The one percent answers back: What do we want?

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Our numbers may be smaller than those demonstrating in New York and other cities, but we are still a movement, coalesced around a cause, sleeping two and sometimes three people to a villa.


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We’re angry. We’re angry at something we’re calling “imagined frustration.” By this we mean that, except for Congress, the White House, banks, major lobbyists, and the editorial boards of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, no one is listening to us. And we’re tired of it.



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OUR MANIFESTO
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—All wealth should be shared equally among the wealthy.








—Eradicate poverty. (Note: Maybe a clearer way to say this would be “Eradicate the poor.” Need to discuss.)



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Read more http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2011/11/28/111128sh_shouts_kenney#ixzz1eiBvI257
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Cherchez la Femme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-25-11 08:43 AM
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1. Bass-Acwkards
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-25-11 08:45 AM
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2. They even lie to each other
Edited on Fri Nov-25-11 08:48 AM by lunatica
Like Billionaires give a crap about those lowly Millionaires!
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-25-11 09:23 AM
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3. they sure have suckered the 53%ers.
the dumbasses.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-25-11 10:12 PM
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4. They want government completely oriented around their needs with nothing
for the needs of others in their country.
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