The Wall Street Occupation

If I had a dollar for every stupid thing said in this thread I'd a part of the 1%.

Originally Posted by Jack
If I had a dollar for every stupid thing said in this thread I'd a part of the 1%.

Only if you're getting paid for your posts.

Hey at $1 a post, that's still only $140. Even I sometimes have that much!!

Originally Posted by Corwin
Hey at $1 a post, that's still only $140. Even I sometimes have that much!!

This assumes that there is only one stupid thing per post.

True, but some posts (like mine ) have nothing stupid in them, so it balances out in the end!!

http://news.yahoo.com/occupy-wall-st…152228634.html

Apparently our neo-hippies are having problems with the sordid topic of coin. Imagine that.

"The other day, I took in $2,000. I kept $650 for my group, and gave the rest to Finance," he told the Post. "Then I went to them with a request — so many people need things, and they should not be going without basic comfort items — and I was told to fill out paperwork. Paperwork! Are they the government now?"

The nerve! You go out and earn a pile of money and then someone comes along and takes half of it because they think they know better than you how it should be spent. And then they put up all kinds of regulations and red tape to make it even harder for you to benefit from that money you earned. It's just not fair, dammit!

Actual quote from a protester occupying the street of Toronto's stock exchange.

"It's weird protesting on Bay Street. You get there at 9 a.m. and the rich bankers who you want to hurl insults at and change their world view have been at work for two hours already. And then when it's time to go, they're still there! I guess that's why they call them the one per cent. I mean, who wants to work those kinds of hours? That's the power of greed." - Jeremy, 38

Hilarious.

I think his point is: what's the point of ruining the world to get ritch is when you never have time to enjoy said wealth since you work all the time? Even if I agree that "we call them the one percent because they work so hard" probably isn't the lefts' killer argument against these guys…

Übereil

Originally Posted by blatantninja
Actual quote from a protester occupying the street of Toronto's stock exchange.

"It's weird protesting on Bay Street. You get there at 9 a.m. and the rich bankers who you want to hurl insults at and change their world view have been at work for two hours already. And then when it's time to go, they're still there! I guess that's why they call them the one per cent. I mean, who wants to work those kinds of hours? That's the power of greed." - Jeremy, 38

Hilarious.

Actual quote? Is there a clip with a guy actually saying that?

Apparently, on "Piers Morgan Tonight" (CNN) last night, Thrasher's hero Michael Moore claimed he's not part of the 1%. According to the IRS, the magic line for 1%-hood is $343,927. I guess political diatribes disguised as documentaries don't pay very well? Yeah, right.

“Of course I’m not,” Moore said. “How can I be in the 1 percent? No, that’s not true. I do really well. I do well, but what’s the point, though?”

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Originally Posted by Ubereil
I think his point is: what's the point of ruining the world to get ritch is when you never have time to enjoy said wealth since you work all the time? Even if I agree that "we call them the one percent because they work so hard" probably isn't the lefts' killer argument against these guys…

Übereil

Well the 'ruining the world' part is a bit over the top (the guys on the stock exchange aren't the bankers you're looking for) FYI), but some people do actually enjoy their work! My traders work incredibly long hours, but there isn't a one of them that doesn't enjoy what they do.

Originally Posted by zahratustra
Actual quote? Is there a clip with a guy actually saying that?

Here is a quick link from google:

http://spectator.org/blog/2011/10/24…om-occupy-wall

It was circulated via email around our office this morning.

Still trolling, DTE?

And you are a moderator here? Tsk, tsk.

Not very good at setting examples, are you?

Originally Posted by dteowner
Apparently, on "Piers Morgan Tonight" (CNN) last night, Thrasher's hero Michael Moore claimed he's not part of the 1%. According to the IRS, the magic line for 1%-hood is $343,927. I guess political diatribes disguised as documentaries don't pay very well? Yeah, right.



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He lies through his teeth in his opinion pieces, so why shouldn't he lie about that?

Originally Posted by zahratustra
Actual quote? Is there a clip with a guy actually saying that?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/…rticle2209898/

edit- just to clarify, the quote is fake from the article above. Tremendously funny and realistic enough that we've got lefties all over stammering away, but ultimately iz fiction.

Originally Posted by blatantninja
Here is a quick link from google:

http://spectator.org/blog/2011/10/24…om-occupy-wall

It was circulated via email around our office this morning.

On that link, he says this is satire. Why would anyone go around "collecting" comments unless they were spying on the enemy. Rather pathetic, actually.

Originally Posted by blatantninja
He lies through his teeth in his opinion pieces, so why shouldn't he lie about that?

Don't you think that's like the pot calling the kettle black?

"Mark Schatzker lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife, Laura McLeod, and their three young children. He writes a weekly column for the Globe and Mail which is often called "satire" even though it isn't always "satire"…"
http://steakthebook.com/bio/

Damn, bn. We're messing with one of Thrasher's messiahs and it's not going down well. He's all in a tizzy.

Now for some facts, rather than more lies and pathetic trolling attempts…

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/us…says.html?_r=1