THE IRONY OF THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT!!! OCCUPY LA COST THE TAXPAYERS 5 MILLION DOLLARS AND OCCUPY NEW YORK CITY COST 17 MILLION DOLLARS?!?!? WHO PAYS THAT? YOU DO!! IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS??

by Drue-AFCL Posted 2012/05/14 17:02:03

Related Topics: Irony, New York, New York City, Dollar, York, Occupy, Taxpayer

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cinbadl 2012/05/14 18:14:24

YES

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OurJewelryClub 2012/05/18 19:21:33

YES

I do not think you can effect change if you disrespect the same system you want help from. They are biting the hand that feeds US. That is penny's to the big companies...but they aren't paying. OWS is causing damage to try and prove a point about the big corps and abuse of money, yet when they do damage or neglect to remain peaceful the companies aren't paying WE ARE. OWS is abusing their right to my money! Where do I go to protest?

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Reggie☮ 2012/05/15 22:22:42

YES

It's BS. I should not have to pay for OWS BS.

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JMCC 2012/05/15 11:18:05 (edited)

NO

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Do you think this might all be part of a cunning plan to showing us who are being taxed and who are not?

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Patric to JMCC 2012/05/15 17:09:41
JMCC to Patric 2012/05/23 18:43:04

Sure, who pays for the clean up? Not the rich as they don't pay taxes.

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The Black Dagger 2012/05/15 11:03:22

YES

+1

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gaylehelen 2012/05/15 11:00:01

YES

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I have been saying this for months!! Wall Street is laughing all the way to the bank. It's time to boycott their banks, business, etc. WE HAVE TO HURT THEM IN THE POCKETBOOK - IT IS THE ONLY LANGUAGE THEY UNDERSTAND.
BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT
Why do people still do business with corporations like J.P. Morgan anyway, are you nuts or just filthy rich? I don't get it. I've said it before, they are laughing all the way to the bank!!

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CAPISCE to gaylehelen 2012/05/15 12:45:38

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Obama is the biggest wall street backer of all time but the brainwashed liberals are clueless

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Soundstorm 2012/05/15 09:13:18

YES

+2
And Black Bloc thugs celebrated May Day in Seattle by trashing workers' jobs.

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pizzaman7 2012/05/15 07:26:10

YES

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If you do the crime you have to do the time !

7000 arrests made so far. this is appalling. this is costing society. these people do not have the right to occupy our public property, deface it, and destroy property that does not belong to them.

http://occupyarrests.moonfrui...
http://stpeteforpeace.org/occ...
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/...

what do they care right. its not their money. They should have to pay this money back. They can't even get a permit for their demonstrations. they had to hibernate for the winter. their cause was so important that they could not allow anything like the cold to deter them !

These people are damaging their "cause" whatever that is since they don't even know what their "cause" is.

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DebraJMSmith 2012/05/15 03:35:08

YES

+1
It should not be being allowed to happen!

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Steve ☮ R ☮ P ☮ 2012 ☮ 2012/05/15 03:00:50

YES

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What's wrong isn't the cost to the taxpayers. What is wrong is that MOST of those who were there protesting are proponents of national socialism. They don't understand that American capitalism is dead, and was long ago replaced by monopoly and crony capitalism. The government and their alliance WITH big corporations should have been what they were protesting against, but instead they incorrectly focused on Wall Street alone, and expect the government to provide them with everything they need to live.

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EdVenture 2012/05/15 02:29:00 (edited)

NO

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They pay taxes too. They are vested and may have lost everything including their jobs, Its legal and allowed by freedom of speech laws. Bill the bankers of Wall Street, they brought it on. What? should they shrivel up and die, or bend over and crack a smile? They are also conveying a message and making a statement from across all america!

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Drue-AFCL to EdVenture 2012/05/15 03:00:03

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I THOUGHT MOST OF THEM ARE UNEMPLOYED!!!

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EdVenture to Drue-AFCL 2012/05/15 03:01:33

I'm sure many are just outraged people that i feel is justified as well as unemployed.

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Patric to EdVenture 2012/05/15 17:13:01

that does not address the unemployed statement .

and if they are unemployed, they would NOT be paying income taxes...

in fact , by probability , 1 / 2 of all do NOT pay income taxes... where is the outrage ?

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EdVenture to Patric 2012/05/15 18:00:12

Do you realize unemployment benefits are taxable?

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Patric to EdVenture 2012/05/15 18:03:55

yes, they can be taxable , not necessarly taxable, can be.. it depends upon all the tax write offs available ,,

it would be just as accurate to say,, do you realize unemployument benefits
are not taxable??

both CAN be true, but neither are true in of them selves...

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Stryder to EdVenture 2012/05/16 08:01:13

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It may be taxable, but it's not money they physically earned. It's taxpayer money being taxed again.

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EdVenture to Stryder 2012/05/16 16:35:22

I'm pretty sure i paid in to a fund used for this in my state may have been a fed/state program under ssi or futa

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Joel 2012/05/15 02:17:57

NO

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Do you realize that $22 million is what only two of the bailed-out Wall Street firms payed their CEOs as a BONUS for trashing our economy? Got your attention? Good.

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Patric to Joel 2012/05/15 17:13:27

and that is supposed to mean just what ?

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Mark Mercer 2012/05/15 02:06:39

NO

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If they don't listen to 'the people' the costs will run higher yet....

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Nameless 2012/05/15 01:57:20

NO

Post your proof.

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Catch224u 2012/05/15 01:14:35

YES

+1
The 99% PAY !

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EdVenture to Catch224u 2012/05/15 02:32:54

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They just take not pay young man and they're never satisfied. You speak of them as if they're not the cause of the problem.

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Catch224u to EdVenture 2012/05/15 15:55:29

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I said the 99% pay, because that is who the occupy movement associates itself with, but really every taxpayer pays.

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\V/ 2012/05/15 01:02:25

NO

$\V/$

+4
You RWNJs stink

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Patric to \V/ 2012/05/15 17:15:06 (edited)

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hmm,, interesting to use the term stink to describe Rep. when the conversation is about
occupy members that have trashed a city park,,

stink ? just who is calling the kettle black ?

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\V/ to Patric 2012/05/16 01:27:49

$\V/$

The occupy movement includes people who have lots their homes, homeless people which I see every day in growing numbers in the city where I live. It includes curiosity seekers and everyone who is around that day. People like me who feel that taxpayer money should not have been used to bail out the worst that crony Capitalism has to offer. If you are their self appointed appologist and cheerleader, good for you, AH, I hope they throw you a few crumbs.

Just get up on your hindquarters and beg like a good little poodle.

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Stryder to \V/ 2012/05/16 08:02:45

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The majority of the occupy protesters are college students and people who've never had to pay taxes to begin with.

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\V/ to Stryder 2012/05/16 14:44:03

$\V/$

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Yeah, I bet you went there and talked to them? Or did you do a survey? Either way I think youre full of caca

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Stryder to \V/ 2012/05/16 23:27:21

Ever watch any of the videos on YouTube? Ever listen to their interviews? Apparently not.

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Patric to \V/ 2012/05/16 11:30:44

hmm,, interesting response..
and my reply , is very simple,
I work 2 jobs so that I do not have to beg, nor borrow, nor steal.
and regardless of the personal situation of the people that attend the occupy thing,
trashing the city parks is not acceptable, and may be if you and the others would some how come to your senses of proper behaivor , you too could possibly GET A JOB....

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Patric to \V/ 2012/05/16 11:50:29

and for your information... I am a registered Democrat...

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\V/ to Patric 2012/05/16 14:48:06

$\V/$

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Take your job and shove it. You think Democraps are any better than Republicraps?

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Patric to \V/ 2012/05/16 15:36:57

hmm,, all this work, all the schooling , and this time , effort and energy and you

suggest for me to forgo all and shove it ??

no, no thank you,, the occupy people may enjoy their non working life style, but me and my family enjoy the life style that my jobs allow us to afford..

no thanks

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"OG" 2012/05/14 21:57:22

YES

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There is. Just more burden on the tax paying citizens of those cities.

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EdVenture to "OG" 2012/05/15 02:34:16

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Re-think you answer why they're there and who caused the problem and was bailed out by us, the taxpayers.

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"OG" to EdVenture 2012/05/15 02:39:47

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Who cleans up the mess and provides law enforcement the tax payers. I don't care why they are there i'm not like them looking for a hand out and a free ride. The man don't hold me down i get along just fine and don't have to worry about what others have or how much money they make.

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