Wall St., Meet the 99ers

Self defined as the 99% who pay taxes and get screwed with less than 1% of the profits, a determined and disciplined group of mostly early 30 year olds attempted to occupy Wall Street.  Even the benches were fenced in!!!  After a day of playing hide & seek with the NYPD, the radicals settled in at "Liberty Park" on Broadway just north of Wall.  Although the afternoon was fraught with chaos and potential police riot, once this detente was reached everyone settled in.  I took a break and returned around 1:00 am.  Some were sleeping, a group of about 6 played with one of those little balls you kick around, there were clusters of folks around a guitarist or singer, some danced.  It all,  it was peaceful  I hope the morning will bring new recruits to the occupation of Wall Street.

Finally got the photos downloaded--more details will come about today's events and the people there.

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https://occupywallst.org/

Where DO the Simple Folk Live?

While poking around for more info on Henry Kravis, I came upon a 2005 story on Forbes.com about the fabulous 400, that is, those who think they own us. But here's the fun part: click on the link for a terrific interactive map. You can see if there is a thieving scumbag in your backyard! Good for hours of family fun during the holidaze!

America's Richest -- Hometowns Of The Rich 400 09.23.05
Each disk represents one of the 400 richest Americans.
They are arranged by hometown, and their size represents the person's wealth:
http://www.forbes.com/2005/09/15/hometowns-networths-america-richest_05rich400_map.html