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FarCenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-11 03:51 PM
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7 More Charts That Show The Average American Has Been Getting Screwed For Decades
As we saw over the weekend, Occupy Wall Street continues to gain traction. At this point, despite what some media outlets and personalities are reporting, it's not quite a protest by and for dirty hippies.

Still, a lack of focus continues to hound the movement, giving ammunition to critics and keeping prospective protestors from throwing their support behind something so nebulous. Some are still unclear as to why people are so angry

We've been detailing the data showing significant reasons for anger with the 1%. This Reddit thread has even more hard numbers and charts explaining the income differential and class warfare of the past few decades.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/here-is-more-substantial-data-behind-the-occupy-wall-street-movement-2011-10?op=1
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mckara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-11 04:05 PM
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1. Since the Reign of St. Ronnie of the GOP in the 1980s
Imagine that, institutionalization of neo-liberal, Social Darwinist policies are BAD for ordinary citizens!
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stevenleser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-11 04:08 PM
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2. A devastatingly sharp picture of what OWS is about. nt
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BOG PERSON Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-11 04:09 PM
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3. where the h*!! is my bailout?!
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malthaussen Donating Member (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-11 04:21 PM
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4. Or In Other Words
The economy since 1980 has done exactly what the plutocrats wanted. Proving that economists really do know what they're talking about?

-- Mal
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stevenleser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-11 04:52 PM
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5. Needs more kicks and recs. nt
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stevenleser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-11 07:42 PM
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6. Still needs lots more kicks and recs. nt
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