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How to Occupy Wall Street on your own TURF!

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thelastskiurai
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Dec 1 2013 1:54AM
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cool_name
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How to keep the economy from growing, great plan
Dec 1 2013 1:58AM
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saskskier
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Occupy is still a thing?
Dec 1 2013 1:58AM
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GayWolf420
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lol how about occupying a job fair, hippie
Dec 1 2013 2:18AM
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NinetyFour
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Wallmart... Really?
Dec 1 2013 2:20AM
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whoa-dere
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i'll occupy your mom's holes
Dec 1 2013 2:24AM
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Fluttershy
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or help compensate for income inequality. clueless as fuck
Dec 1 2013 3:02AM
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DasGoatenshafter
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International trade is necessary for economic growth its true, but following tips from a poster riddles with spelling and grammatical errors won't help. If you want wealth distribution, you'll need to reconsider your tax structure, which will never happen because even the bottom 90% in the states view taxes as a bad thing, and technically that wealth distribution is a socialist idea.
Dec 1 2013 10:44AM
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Theskiingguy
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Sorry for my ignorance, but why wall street? If I'm not mistaken it's people with a lot of money making more money by investing in stocks... what's wrong with that?
Dec 1 2013 2:46PM
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SPskier543
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People need to get over the fact that there will always be rich people and poor people, income equality is unrealistic.
Dec 1 2013 3:05PM
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KravtZ
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Take from the hard workers who eiether got lucky or had some great things happen in their business life and give to those who don't do a dam thing? Obama's America.

Have worked at two top banks on wall street currently at the second one its amazing how ignorant people are about the finance world and what we actually do for the economy. Anyone in equties the past year is going to make a killing on a record breaking year. Totally ignorant and irresponsible to take from those who risked their money and give it to those who just let it sit for 0.1% ineterst in the bank.
Dec 1 2013 3:17PM
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Huck_Norris
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You really are my least favorite member.
Dec 1 2013 3:19PM
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Funnel
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So incredible how many members on here have no understanding of basic economics. All it takes is an intro to macro or micro class to understand that the occupy movement is complete BS. Big business is better for America as a whole, no other way around it.
Dec 1 2013 3:47PM
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SkiThe603
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actually this would increase economic growth in the small business sector and begin to redistribute wealth away from the top 1%...so how bout you shut the fuck up


Dec 1 2013 4:21PM
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roddy116
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because running a country on small businesses is a genius idea.
Dec 1 2013 4:27PM
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JordanButtfart
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I hope I never see you in real life, you fucking communist.
Dec 1 2013 4:40PM
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Wallisch_pl
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Dec 1 2013 6:14PM
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Ski_the_east01
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hahaha what a joke...is this occupy shit still a real thing?

The only thing I agree with is #3, people should definitely buy from local shops
Dec 1 2013 6:27PM
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McShit
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all you do is reinforce how stupid americans are….
Dec 1 2013 6:57PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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Thanks Obama
Dec 1 2013 7:11PM
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Zimmerman
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You don't agree with recycling?
Dec 1 2013 7:11PM
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Mr.Huck
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Oh yay, a new alias. Apparently you are from Colorado though, so you must be one of those enlightened, non stupid Americans. Please share your wisdom with us stupid folk McShit for Brains.
Dec 1 2013 9:34PM
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BrewskiJr
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OP is an idiot. In order to do this entire list, OP would still be promoting global corporations which can be traded on Wall Street. "Grow your own food" and watch a huge jump in agriculture manufacturer stocks. "Buy used goods!" And watch companies like eBay and amazons stock shoot through the roof. You're entire argument is flawed. You won't be able to change the economy. Give up and go buy more black rimmed glasses ya hipster
Dec 1 2013 9:50PM
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KravtZ
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And you are a clueless moron who just follows the sheeps. How about you watch something other than CNN.
Dec 1 2013 10:11PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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yeah, watch some unbiased and objective Fox News with Bill O'Reilly
Dec 1 2013 10:14PM
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cool_name
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three questions,
one, what percentage do you think the small business sector grew this year?


two, if one followed these steps and stopped borrowing money, where would they get the money needed to start their own small business?


three, if nobody had any money to start a business, how much do you think the small business sector would grow?


*point form answers are fine, no need for a paragraph response

Quoting Fluttershy:
or help compensate for income inequality. clueless as fuck

The only way this list would help compensate for income inequality is by reducing the 1%'s income more than it would reduce the 99%'s income. Sure the gini coefficient would be closer to zero, but only because everyone would be worse off
Dec 1 2013 10:15PM
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Dr.Dickless
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Dec 2 2013 1:35AM
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bfulmer
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Dec 2 2013 1:40AM
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MLJ
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You and anyone else who thinks that this poster is correct are so stupid. Life just doesn't work that way, at least learn about what you are saying before you say it.
Dec 2 2013 5:19AM
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Mr.Huck
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Win.
Dec 2 2013 9:00AM
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bfulmer
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gotta cite this though. I did steal it from an old thread making fun of the 99%
Dec 2 2013 9:05AM
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Huck_Norris
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I'll make you a deal. You kill yourself and I'll watch whatever you want.
Dec 2 2013 9:32AM
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ThatMNkid
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Well isn't OP just a smelly hippy trying to make the world "better"
Dec 2 2013 2:29PM
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CaptainObvious.
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"Hello good sir, I wish to purchase your fine product as I find it necessary for my survival and I don't have the means to produce. However, rather than trading for the universally accepted and agreed upon currency, I would like to provide you with this live chicken, fresh rhubarb from my personal crop that I tend instead of working a job, and this homemade butter that my wife stays home and churns instead of occupying a normal place of work."

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"Excuse me? You won't accept livestock and vegetables in exchange for this husky, smooth dildo? I suppose I will have to use a butternut squash again tonight"

--OP
Dec 2 2013 2:39PM
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theblackrod
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I'm just going to take a seat here and watch the show...
Dec 2 2013 2:44PM
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ski.the.yeast
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People are fucking ignorant
Dec 2 2013 3:45PM
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ski.the.yeast
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hey thats a 1000th post. Great one if i do say so myself
Dec 2 2013 3:45PM
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McShit
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black friday should be illegal, only large companies are able to offer the substantial saving and it kills small businesses. since most good at stores( walmart) that offer black friday sales have good primarily made in China……

CHina actually is the one benefiting from the increase in store income during this event, not america.

spread this thread to all your friends, family, and co-workers.
Dec 3 2013 12:15AM
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Flacko
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The 90% bar should be 9000x wider
Dec 3 2013 12:31AM
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theblackrod
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#1: Good luck buying your first home before 45 years old without a bank.
#1 And #7 directly contradict each other.
#3: Everyone supports the idea, but low income families can't afford to do that, hence why Walmart thrives...

#5: Did a 5 year old write that?

In theory this works for a single town or local area, but is not sustainable for a county, state or country economically.

Shrink the economy, excellent idea.




Dec 3 2013 10:42AM
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DirtYStylE
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OP has a point. Even though his "plan" is flawed. If you want to understand what we are going though you will check out this video. It is almost 20 years old and the points are still very valid. Nowadays these ideas are starting to go into effect.



Dec 3 2013 12:56PM
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Zimmerman
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Chomsky is the man
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