Occupy New Hampshire

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Ask them what percentage of the wealth
John C. - Thu, 10/20/2011 - 09:36

Ask them what percentage of the wealth the top 5% should control. Obviously if 60% isn't right, they must have an idea of a figure they'd like to work toward. It's the bottom line of what they profess. Don't just say it's wrong, say what you you think would be right. How else can we judge?

Lobbyists
Julie from Concord - Thu, 10/20/2011 - 09:38

I wonder how many NH citizens know that out former Senator, Judd Gregg, is already working at Goldman-Sachs!

@Julie
NH - Thu, 10/20/2011 - 10:09

I'll bet you don't care that Obama is Goldman-Sachs boy? I'll bet you'll still vote for him and his socialistic dictator-like programs.

OWS
E.R. - Thu, 10/20/2011 - 09:43

To impliment the ideas stated by OWS we need to elect officials on the local, state , congressional levels with specific goals. Just expecting a presidentioal candidate to make changes does not work

Average federal wage
Carl - Thu, 10/20/2011 - 09:48

The average federal wage in Washington, D.C. is $126,000, is more of that what these Occupy activists are pushing for? Corporate America and the federal goverment like to point the finger at each other, but there is plenty of greed on both sides of the equation.

OWS
Michelle Green - Thu, 10/20/2011 - 09:53

Dear Laura,
You asked 'what about those 1% who say I worked hard, I studied hard, I worked long hours..." I would reply, what about those same people that did the very same things, and are underwater, college grads who are working 60-70 hours, if they can get them, for minimum wage. People who played by the rules and did everything they were told would get them ahead, and are finding the American Dream just isn't there any more. We have tightened our belts, done without, and those in power insist on cutting social safety nets, privatizing public jobs, and asking us to take even less. Forget the American dream, many of us are just treading water and are a paycheck away from homelessness.

Occupy Wall St. - what does the movement want
NHPR Listener Kathy Newhouse - Thu, 10/20/2011 - 09:56

I'm a 63 year old grandmother with a background in education and human servies. I'm excited about this movement because it gives voice to the frustration and anger that many people in this country feel regarding economfic injustice and corporate influence over our legislators. This movement has empowered citizens to stand up and be heard and not just to sit back and hope that "somebody" is going to fix the problem. We all need to show up and demand that the problem be address and also to do what we can to be part of the solution. This is not about the 99% against the 1% - it is about the madness and unsustainability of an economic system that allows and facilitates the acculation of wealth inn the hands of a few individuals and corporations at the expense of the vast majority of individuals. The current sytem is not good for the rich or for corporations in the long run because it currently operates like a parasite liiving off a host - eventually the host dies and then what happens to the parasite?

Occupation movements
Art Brennan - Thu, 10/20/2011 - 10:08

I've just returned from the occupation of freedom plaza in DC. My name is Art Brennan. Nancy and I started the legal tent there which provides participants in the occupation with an understanding of the consequences of participating in acts of civil disobedience and assists them after they have been arrested. Today I received word that one of our comrades at freedom plaza has lost her job as a producer of a program called "A Night at the Opera" on NPR. She lost her job because NPR discovered she was participating in the occupation movement. Lisa Simeone is the woman's name. She never discusses politics in any for on her opera show. My question is (1) is this information true (I have a copy of the internal NPR memo on this), and (2) if it is true, why should I provide any financial support to an organization that fires people for exercising their First Amendment rights!

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