Reply #24: If he had OWS at the beginning of his term, the outlook would look

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so different. I said on inauguration day with 3 million people in the city, they need to stay and turn their attention directly on congress to demand Single Payer Health care and and FDR program to counter the massive lay offs, along with support for those who have broken the system to be prosecuted... But no, everyone took their flags and programs and went home. And have suffered in silence as the Tea Baggers were hired to counter anything productive and cause massive blockage of anything good coming out of congress with Nancy Pelosi... It died in the Senate because the pressure wasn't there. Its here now, its going to take time, its going to take numbers. It will slow down as winter comes, unless a bunch of OWS want to move towards the southern states to help really occupy and move the conversation. The South is the slow, misdirected people's. They say don't raise taxes, but they take in more Federal tax money for govt services than they pay out. These are the right to work states with little Union presence. If the politicians in the south, that are predominantly Republican, can feel the pressure and people begin to support the movement, then they won't be able to slash and burn the states so badly. Besides, its warmer down here during the winter. We have some occupy locations, but many are just day time protests.. or small numbers sitting on the sidewalk over night.

Also, we need more members included. Down here, networking thru the black and hispanic churches for coalition building, without letting the preachers take over, would be a good thing. We have to get those who are feeling the economic pressures the most involved. Poor people cannot afford the luxury of being arrested or traveling or donating money or have money for daycare. If they feel they have a voice along with protection from the police (who normally terrorize their neighborhoods) they will make a big impact upon the movement. The poor people have been silenced. The biggest problem I see at the moment with OWS is that they do little to talk about institutionalized poverty; and what it is doing to people. Its not just the middle class and college students who are having a hard time. We have 50million without health insurance. Nearly that many as well are living in poverty (which is like $22,000 per yr, who can live on that?). 1 out over 4 children are living in poverty. If you work to insure that the least among us has a decent life to pursue life, liberty, and happiness, then the entire populace will be lifted with the rising tide.