I know, I know Occupy is dead... right

[sabrina 1]

71. They single-handedly stopped all the talk of the people 'sharing the sacrifice'

meaning politicians were trying to make the American people pay the debts of the gamblers on Wall Street. How long is it since you heard this president use that 'Austerity' language now? Not since OWS made it clear that the people should never be asked to pay the debts of corrupt bankers.

What changes did they make? Ask NY US Attorney Schneiderman who credits OWS for his ability to refuse to sign the original agreement all US Attorneys were being asked to sign which would have let the Banks off the hook and free from prosecution, when the pressure was on him to sign that agreement.

He made a point of saying that it was BECAUSE of OWS that he had the courage not to succumb to that pressure, and as a result, the Banks did not get the deal that they thought would be so easy to get from Politicians.

As a result, people like my friend, at one time threatened with the inability to be compensated for the illegal foreclosure of her home, will now be able to sue Wells Fargo and their crooked Law Mill, now closed down, run by Stephen Baum.

As Schneiderman said, without OWS this would not have been possible. That is a huge victory, and if they did nothing else, that alone would have been enough.

They were also responsible for forcing BOA to drop the fees they were planning to impose on their customers when they got involved in 'Move Your Money Day' causing billions of dollars to be moved from the Big Banks into Community Banks and Credit Unions.

Show me one time when Congress was able to stop the banks from doing anything.

They are directly responsible for keeping several American families in their homes having helped stop illegal foreclosures. How many homes did Congress save again?

THANK YOU OWS, for my friend who was nearly screwed for a second time by a weak Congress willing to bow to the demands of the Banks, and for all those who are NOT paying fees, that Congress would not stop, thanks to YOU.

The list is long and continues to grow. Iow, OWS has been far more effective in its short existence, at actually helping the American people, than Congress has over the several years.

OWS = Patriots.