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Old people afraid of losing entitlements??? Are you kidding me? You need to wake up.
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Originally Posted by Xanathos
I never thought it was just young hippies.
I've waded through the filth that was an Occupy camp (Occupy Seattle). I've seen it. It was comprised of 5 groups
1) The group of young people who thought they knew much more than they did. They figured because they took an intro to economics course at the community college last term, that it made them an expert on economic theory and global policy. They're the first generation of "me me me" morons that this country is raising, who all think they're unique little snowflakes and deserve a trophy for showing up and that they should be able to screw up as much as they'd like and still get a mulligan, or welch on debts and not have to pay them. They were ticked off that their degree in Sanskrit didn't guarantee them a 100,000 per year job, and wanted free handouts from those who are actually useful to society in order to subsidize their lifestyles. And yes, they were a lot of hippies who thought the world was powered by pixie dust and positive thinking, and that we should all just "be free" and live on a commune somewhere.
2) Old people who were angry at the thought of losing their entitlements. They wanted their guaranteed government money every month, and wanted mmore of it, and ultimately wanted free handouts from those who are actually useful to society in order to subsidize their lifestyles.
3) Government employee union thugs. People with marginal at best job skills that get paid way too much and who get benefits and pensions that are completely insane, who are starting to realize that the populace is starting to understand we can't keep paying for them. They just wanted free handouts from those who are actually doing something for society in order to subsidize the continued receipt of their entitlements and ridiculous benefits.
4) Greedy people who bought more house than they could afford, then blamed a bank because they couldn't pay their mortgage, even though they knew that after their 2 year interest only ARM kicked over to a traditional mortgage, they'd owe more per month than they grossed before taxes. It's always someone else's fault, right? They furthermore wanted to blame Wall Street for the loss of their middle class wage jobs even though they possessed marginal-at-best skills and the world figured out an illiterate 10 year old Chinese boy can do the same job for 2 dollars a day. Again, blame someone else for their inability to be useful to the world. They just wanted free handouts from those who were actually useful to society in order to subsidize their continued lifestyle as perpetually unemployed squatters who don't make mortgage payments.
5) Homeless people who found out that there was free food at the camps, and showed up to "protest" as long as their plate was never empty. These people were looking for handouts from the protesters in order to subsidize their bellies. Once the food ran out, they disappeared.
"What some healthy and spry Occupy Movements across the nation couldn't quite accomplish, San Francisco geriatrics have!
KCBS reports that a small group of senior citizens between the ages of 69 and 82 successfully shut down a Bank of America in Bernal Heights on Thursday with nothing more than walkers and oxygen tanks. That's right: No shouting, chanting, tear gas, or window-smashing."
The RWNJ's are afraid to acknowledge the reality of Wall Street and its 14 trillion dollar derivatives fraud which caused mortgage meltdown, in collusion with Congress and lobbyists.
So they rather defame the OWS protestors. But the rest of us will protest with our wallets, so its all good I will NEVER buy a mortgage from JPMorgan sux or Citi again...and I own several properties
Investment banks can rot in hell.
Do the LWNJ's really understand what they're ranting about?
"What some healthy and spry Occupy Movements across the nation couldn't quite accomplish, San Francisco geriatrics have!
KCBS reports that a small group of senior citizens between the ages of 69 and 82 successfully shut down a Bank of America in Bernal Heights on Thursday with nothing more than walkers and oxygen tanks. That's right: No shouting, chanting, tear gas, or window-smashing."
I don't care if they are old of young, they are still a bunch of hippies that have entitlement issues.
So old folks are entitlement "people" who had their money forcibly taken from them under socialism?
Actually, yes. They are forced to pay into social security, and they get it back under a redistributive system that makes it socialism. But what I don't see is what that has to do with my comment.
Actually, yes. They are forced to pay into social security, and they get it back under a redistributive system that makes it socialism. But what I don't see is what that has to do with my comment.
You don't? When something is taken from you with no choice, and is given back to you via SS it is not an entitlement. You said they were worried about their entitlements, you are incorrect.
Last edited by sundrop; 01-08-2012 at 10:04 AM..
Reason: Typo
JP Morgan Chase also gave millions to Romney. I have no delusions re: Congress and Wall street, they are in it together, financial kickbacks in collusion.
They are all crooks. maybe I should run for Congress so I can get 13 houses for free. But the far right would rather blame the middle class instead of Wall St.
WhyI hate the hypocrisy.
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