Wall street Arrogance,
Wall street and the media continue to obscure the complaints in the current anti-wall street protests. The grievances are many, as the violations big business has committed against our democracy and it’s people are many. The short term bottom line is not always in the interests of the people of this nation. Though many companies are not at fault, there are enough of the larger corporations that have contributed to these problems in very significant ways.
The list of grievances associated with this movement are as follows. “They have taken our houses through an illegal foreclosure process, despite not having the original mortgage. They have taken bailouts from taxpayers with impunity, and continue to give Executives exorbitant bonuses. They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the workplace based on age, the color of one’s skin, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation. They have poisoned the food supply through negligence, and undermined the farming system through monopolization. They have profited off of the torture, confinement, and cruel treatment of countless animals, and actively hide these practices. They have continuously sought to strip employees of the right to negotiate for better pay and safer working conditions. They have held students hostage with tens of thousands of dollars of debt on education, which is itself a human right. They have consistently outsourced labor and used that outsourcing as leverage to cut workers’ healthcare and pay.