Occupy Wall Street Has Transformed Public Opinion

Aerianne · Nov 1, 2011

For the first time since the Great Depression, the majority of Americans favor wealth redistribution

the movement has already changed the public debate in America.

Consider, for example, last week’s Congressional Budget Office report on widening disparities of income in America. It was hardly news – it’s already well known that the top 1 percent now gets 20 percent of the nation’s income, up from 9 percent in the late 1970s.

But it’s the first time such news made the front page of the nation’s major newspapers.

Why? Because for the first time in more than half a century, a broad cross-section of the American public is talking about the concentration of income, wealth and political power at the top.

Score a big one for the Occupiers.
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http://www.salon.com/2011/10/31/how_ows_has_transformed_public_opinion/singleton/

primalflow · Nov 2, 2011

Great stuff. I also just heard on abc news that 8% of workers and 15% of teachers answered the call to the general strike.

"Occupy Wall Street, meet the mainstream corporate media."
"corporate media, meet the People in action."

primalflow · Nov 2, 2011

Of course, the numbers on both were surely downplayed.

zombiewolf · Nov 2, 2011

Regular folks beginning to turn out, speak out...they know its time.

fucking beautiful! :2thumbsup:

ZW

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