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Ask Slashdot: How Do You View the Wall Street Protests?

Posted by Soulskill on from the all-about-the-benjamins dept.

__roo writes "The New York Times reports that the Occupy Wall Street movement has inspired hundreds of Facebook pages, Twitter posts, and Meetup events, and that 'blog posts and photographs from all over the country are popping up on the WeArethe99Percent blog on Tumblr from people who see themselves as victims of not just a sagging economy but also economic injustice.' What do Slashdotters think? Do you relate to the 99% stories? Do they make you angry — either at the system, or at the protesters? If it's at the protesters, is it rational or a just-world effect?"

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  1. Re:What is the goal? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    End the Wars
    Tax the Rich
    This isn't Rocket Science

    Courtesy of Tom Tomorrow:

    http://thismodernworld.com/archives/6027

  2. Re:The protesters need to refocus their anger. by dafoomie · · Score: 5, Informative

    Thats strictly a paper loss, the Wilpons profited from their relationship with Madoff. They deposited about $700 million and withdrew about a billion over the course of 5 years, their only losses were the ficticious profits they hadn't yet withdrawn. A recent ruling limited their liability to only what was invested in the last 2 years, and likely only the profit they made of about $83 million.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/business/mets-ruling-may-reduce-payout-to-madoff-victims.html
    http://www.marketwatch.com/story/madoff-ruling-a-big-win-for-mets-owners-2011-09-28