It's not 'that much' compared to WHAT, exactly? The median for Americans overall was almost HALF that in 2004, and that itself is barely over the Canadian poverty line. How is it that banking salaries are simultaneously 'not that much' while the average worker is apparently overpaid, by standard rightwing rhetoric?
Furthermore, I think Guantanamo must be destroyed.
The cost of living isn't the same everywhere in the country, you know...
But seriously, tax evasion is bad and needs to be stopped, and capital gains taxes should probably be raised.
edited 30th Sep '11 12:22:20 PM by silver2195
Currently taking a break from the site. See my user page for more information.Which I take to mean that the cost of living in Canada (and their poverty line) is absurdly high.
I can't really think of a large-time banker I'd feel bad for. Shouldn't lump the small-scale banks with them, though...
I am now known as Flyboy.Fair enough on the COL, but that doesn't contest the main point I was making - that rightwingers will say that X amount of money for employees and owners of businesses that are reporting excellent profits is not a lot, and then turn around and say X minus Y money for people who are partially dependent on welfare or at best have fairly average incomes (such as teachers with significant seniority) is too much.
You can't have it both ways.
Furthermore, I think Guantanamo must be destroyed.@silver: Yeah, we are linking to mainstream media websites, but that is because we went looking for the information. Not because we have heard/seen those stories other places. And we are linking most of what we find. Overall, we are finding much less than we should for an event of this scale.
...And the scale just got bigger. Say hello to the Occupy Together Facebook page
. It has ~20,000 people "like-ing" it and likes ~60 different pages for "occupying" various cities.
It is a little daunting watching all this come together...
edited 30th Sep '11 3:38:56 PM by Belian
Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!I remember that tens of millions protested the onset of the Iraq war.
Didn't see too much of that in the media at the time, either.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.![]()
Everyone is fed the fuck up with anti-war protestors. Courtesy of the Vietnam War protesting jackasses, mind you.
Because most of us are representative of the total demographics of the United States...
So, moving away from income for a moment, I figure this opinion
from the First Circuit Court of Appeals is at least somewhat relevant, though the First Circuit doesn't encompass NY. The entire thing is rather fascinating to me, but in particular, I'd like to note this paragraph beginning on page 12:
...I almost feel bad for this huge block-quote, but if I just omitted things and added ellipsis, I would feel like I was quote-mining and cherry-picking.
In light of this, what can be said about the lawfulness or constitutionality of the arrests of bystanders who were non-threateningly recording what they saw? Not that I have any specifics, but I'd think there would be at least a few such cases in this situation.
edited 30th Sep '11 8:02:51 PM by darksidevoid
GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.Erock: That is hardly laughable money for only a Median income. Even if you take a 1/4th of their monthly income they would still be very comfortable monitarily. Anyone making that kind of cash is pretty well off. Honestly I could care less if some bankers are losing money over this. The rest of your post is difficult to parse what are you trying to say?
Anymore news on the goings on? I spotted a article but forgot to grab a link saying some of the local progressive groups in NY are supposedly going to march in solidarity in some form or other with Occupy Wallstreet group.
Hellon convenient link.
They marched to a Plaza near the Police HQ. No one was arrested though
edited 30th Sep '11 8:45:58 PM by TuefelHundenIV
Who watches the watchmen?

Those poor poor bankers ;_;