Occupy Wall Street and the World.
I agree with the Occupy Wall Street people as far as I can understand them and I am one of the 99%.
I think the Occupy movement is an emotional response to what is thought to be an unfair and unworkable set of circumstance.
I think a mistake was made with all that stimulus money
My idea for the stimulus, the TARP funds, was to give all the trillions to the American people.
If the 'powers that be' and the politicians had given everyone over 18 a share of that 3 Trillion (or however much it was) we all would have had a nice chunk of change. Yes, there would be people who used it foolishly. So what. The money would be back in the economy.
Most people would pay off credit cards, or mortgage, or put a down payment on a new house or car. Some might have bought goods and services. Or put it in stocks and bonds. The money would be out there helping the real economy; helping people pay their medical bills, helping them pay student loans.
Instead the money is making rich people richer.
I have thought of going to a big Occupy event in someplace like Seattle. What keeps me home is what has always kept me home from big rallies and protests: I have to pee a lot when nervous and crowds make me nervous. Even on my best days at sporting events, parades and other big social events I have to know where to find the nears clean bathroom.
If I got arrested, I wouldn't mind except for what if I had to pee? Would an irritated cop understand my need to go every 15 minutes? Getting arrested must be stressful, I am sure so I would be nervous. I can see me confessing to anything, just so I could go to the bathroom.
"Yes, officer I did call you a 'big poo head' and I intimated that your sexual organ was tiny. I agree that is a gross misdemeanor as well as slander and perjury and whatever else you say. Please let me go pee now!"
As for the politics, I really don't know where the Occupy people are on that and I don't really care. I just want them to vote.
I can't vote for a Republican because right now they all seem to believe and say stuff with which I cannot agree. Any of it. And I do listen and I do try, but people of the Republican mindset just don't think my concerns are theirs. This wasn't always true. I was able to vote for Republicans in the past.
This week has gone better than last week and tomorrow is Friday. The week will be over and the weekend all too short. I don't get satisfaction from my work anymore, I just get through it.
