Occupy Wall Street Sweeper

The system has it's priorities straight

Since the last post was a complete debacle, I've decided to go with something less controversial - politics. In case you were wondering, yes, I am being sarcastic. This is my strange sense of humor. I majored in political science, so I should be more in touch with current events. Indifference and apathy keep me from staying up to date mostly, but I check in now and again when I'm not checking sports scores.

My favorite topic this past month - the Wall Street protests taking place not only in New York City, but in cities all over America. I think it is awesome that people are actually doing something. The wealthiest 1% of Americans is wealthier than the other 99% combined. Simply- staggering. But while us stuck in the bottom 99 have to deal with atrociously high unemployment with teacher's and state employees getting their pink slips, the upper elite are getting tax breaks and bail-outs from the government. Simply - unbelievable. People need to speak out, that fact that this is happening is criminal. That's why I support these protests. I wish I could be out there with them.

So to clarify the picture above, the protest is reaching its 27th day of occupation of Zuccotti Park. The Mayor of NYC Michael Bloomberg for all it seems supports the rallies, but issued a decree today, stating the protesters must leave parts of Zuccotti Park for "cleaning".