Guest post: FDL, BSN
Occupy Wall Street
The OWS movement has spread. Cities around the globe have headlines and news feeds detailing the tent encampments and throngs of people protesting-something. It seems big-business and greedy bankers (the one-percenters) the financial ‘haves’ as opposed to us ‘have-nots’ are the targets.
Plenty of Room For Occupiers
This is my response:
Please Come Occupy in my Town
I live in a rural community whose version of ‘boom times’ meant
- Houses on the real estate market actually sold in less than a couple of years.
- Manufacturing jobs were available-if you got your GED or a technical degree.
- Unemployment dropped to the state average.
- Tax revenues increased.
- People planted annuals by their mailbox.
This prolonged recession has meant:
- Houses go on the market and stay there-many houses are silently for sale but folks have given up and taken the signs down.
- Manufacturing jobs are gone.
- Local unemployment is way above the national and state average
- Tax revenues and therefore municipal coffers are empty.
- Thank God for perennials-drought resistant….
Please Occupy
That would mean we must have had a few:
- Greedy, successful businesses here.
- Fat-cat bankers buying luxury autos from our few remaining car dealers.
- Wealthy one percenters hanging out, eating at our restaurants, supporting the dry cleaners, buying stuff and generally taking advantage of all us regular folks.
As it is, no one around here wants to Occupy, or even protest. Maybe if you Occupy folks came, you would buy some gas, spend a little on food, and attract a little media attention. I know Matt Lauer or Brett Baier would want to stay in one of our empty hotel rooms.
That might increase our sales tax income…..whoo-hoo!
Better yet, all you one percenters who don’t feel welcome in your big cities any more,
Come on down!
You’re welcome to come here and spend your money. We won’t be jealous. We’ll roll out the red carpet.
Nope-no one here is worrying about Occupying anything.
We are busy doing what it takes to take care of our family. No whining, no blaming, just working our rear end off. We are enjoying a 5 minute drive to work. No lines to buy a sandwich. And no 8 buck Latte’s.
And glad to live in this free country.
As that great American, Forest Gump, says: “That’s all I have to say about that!”
FDL, BSN is a public health nurse, and a frequent guest poster.
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That sounds a lot like my town – no one here is occupying anything, they are just trying save money, find jobs and make do with what they can as best they can.
No doubt Jeff. Thanks for stopping by!
There are people Occupying my town, but that’s because I live in a big city, but having come from a small town, I get your point.
At the same time, I also understand the point of the protesters. I know all the people who say they shouldn’t be speaking up, they should put their heads down and get to work like “the rest” of us. The problem is, making a change (and I do think a change needs to be made) even if it’s just a change in the conversation, requires action outside the status quo.
I just think when big government makes a “change” it usually doesn’t help, no matter how well intended. And costs more money. This is true no matter who is in charge. When we help each other be successful, that is “change” I can “vote” for. Let’s keep a civil dialogue and quit demonizing each other (speaking generally, not to you of course….) Thanks for visiting!
The Occupy movement has just come to where I live…well, 20 minutes north. Considering I live in Delaware, the credit card capital of the world, I’m surprised it took this long. I’d have to say that where I live is half-occupied. There are some people who are doing quite well but there are numerous incomplete projects, empty houses and half-full stores.
Personally, I’m just frustrated with the whole movement. I don’t understand what they want (and quite frankly, I don’t think they know what they want either).
It will be interesting to see if the goals are clarified more with time, it’s been well over a month,and I’m not sure what they are looking for..
Occupy Wall Street… Occupy my street!
I’ve given much thought to how I feel about “the rich” and how it seems they throw around their money while everyone else suffers. But, as you have demonstrated in the above post, that throwing around of money is ho everyone else gets money.
By all means, if you are a the wealthy 1% I want you on my street! I want you to stimulate the economy and make sure my friends and neighbors can feed their children. If you’re on my street it would keep more local businesses open and promote commerce.
Wealthy folks, when you get tired of Wall Street, you’re welcome on my street any time.
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“‘Boom times’ meant … People planted annuals by their mailbox.”
Wow, that says it all.
I thought she put that well myself.
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