Today I thought I'd go see in person what all the hubbub was about in the news with the Occupy Wall Street protests. The general sentiment of the nation on these protests I think is best summed up by this picture circulating on facebook:
I can't say I agreed with everything the people were protesting- but I do feel strongly we need further government oversight of our financial sector. Rachel Maddow had a great perspective in her October 13th show. Right now, Obama is trying to get a "Jobs" bill through that would create jobs by putting people to work on our decaying infrastructure. However, what are Republicans working on? Federally they spent the day putting a THRID ban on abortion funding. It's already stopped, twice in fact. But they spent today putting a third ban in place, yes, the entire day. At the state level? Well Wisconsin has made it more difficult if not impossible for the next election cycle. In the words of the poll workers who did a test run "It's very, very confusing". At the local level? Well in Florida, Republicans have pushed through a change with the drinking water so that Fluoride will no longer be added to their water supply. Because as we all know instead of reducing tooth decay by an estimated 40%, Fluoride actually is a form of government sponsored mind control... oh please!
At a time when our nation needs to be focused on the economy and the President is encouraging this, these are the things Republicans are working on. I was very glad to be in attendance and stand in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement in San Francisco.
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