WE ARE THE 99%!

Yeah, I thought he had more respect for them than that....?

Rockdoc Franz wrote:

residenttroll wrote: Who cares who the 99% are.... in America...you can become what you want to be....and still live great outside the 1%.

I bet you will not find an illegal protesting in downtown Denver because they believe their standard of living is fantastic...you might find their first generation anchor baby who had indoctrination by american public schools.

I imagine you are right. Even as a legal immigrant, I would not be involved in such a greedy demonstration because I've been able to raise my standard of living while living in the US.

In Germany people make more money, have more vacation, sick and personal time off, free healthcare, their economy is strong, and guess what? Germany is the most unionized industrial nation on earth.

The wealthy aren't the job creators...Consumers are, and thanks to idiots like you-we are chokeing ours to death.

The title of this thread is wrong. The liberals posting here are the bottom 25% in this economy.

Arlen wrote: The title of this thread is wrong. The liberals posting here are the bottom 25% in this economy.

In your [sick] dreams.

Just remember that getting a job was already the first step in failing in this economy, not being in the 1%. I doubt if many 1%ers work for others....so seems to me the first step in getting out of the 99% is to work for yourself. How can more jobs be the solution when it never was the solution to getting lots of wealth, only a sense of security.

Wow... What a great idea... All 300+ million Americans, having the capital, and business acumen to start their own businesses?!?! Why didn't someone think of that before. How profound...

Oh, you are right, all of the 100 million or so that work can just go out and hope that 1% of them make jobs, that makes more sense....oh wait that is the system that is not working and they are protesting against....

Have you ever started a business? Capitol is not the only pathway, just the shortcut...shortcuts often have short results.

If demand exists there is opportunity. There can be a shift towards more employers and less employees, are you really suggesting that we should do the opposite and somehow expect even more from the employers that are already here? How is that going to work?

Yes, I have... And I did... How nice of you to assume that I haven't.

Is it really fulfilling to train and spend your life helping others achieve their goals (this is why they hire you)? So many seek salvation and security by having one client (aka boss) that can drop them on a whim?

How is it that some people graduate from High School, having already made 1000's in their landscaping business started with a junk lawn mower they repaired themselves and others get 10x as much invested in them and their education and wind up protesting that they they cannot find a job.

I really ask, what is it that separates these two? I see the kid who was great in school and getting into the all the colleges and wonder how they will do in life and I see the kid working hard at 15 mowing lawns and I have no concerns. I was top of my class and mowing lawns, going to college and running two businesses, all with no initial capitol, just time and ideas. I see 3 new business I could start a day if I was not busy...what am I missing? Looking for a job would freak me out, make me feel all needy and incapable, Looking for opportunity makes me feel all powerful and able...cause it is everywhere.

LadyJazzer wrote: Yes, I have... And I did... How nice of you to assume that I haven't.

I implied, not assumed.

So you did. That is great. Was it capitol or ideas or what that fueled your business...or more to the discussion, could you conceive of a business or many where you don't need a lot of capitol? Do you see jobs as the answer and if so where do you see them coming from? Seems like if we need more employment that it can come from one of 3 places.

1. New small companies with new owners - my suggestion.
2. Existing companies - growth and more concentrated power.
3. New companies that grow big enough to need employees. This is step one, which you suggested was bad, plus a few years.

More options, want to pick one of these? Please don't say that the govt can hire.

Not trying to be insulting. Not calling you a flaming liberal or anything.