{"id":8130,"date":"2011-10-03T08:50:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T13:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/?p=8130"},"modified":"2011-10-03T08:51:27","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T13:51:27","slug":"economic-protest-gains-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/2011\/10\/03\/economic-protest-gains-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic protest gains steam"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Globe<\/em> has the article Economic protest gains steam: Aims to highlight plight of struggling Americans<\/a><\/strong> by Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff.\u00a0 Unfortunately, The Boston Globe<\/em> has seen fit to put their news behind a subscription paywall instead of using micropayments as I have suggested.<\/p>\n

As seen by the following quotes from the article, even The Boston Globe<\/em> is able to figure out what the protest is about.<\/p>\n

But the demonstration, largely fueled by social media, has generally been a peaceful attempt to call attention to what protesters call the \u201cbottom 99 percent\u2019\u2019 of Americans, who are strapped by rising costs for education, housing, and health care.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Susan Chivvis, 61, an accountant from Concord, said she jumped in her minivan with a sleeping bag and a rubber mat and rushed to the protest Friday, after she read about it on the Internet. The self-described former hippie is a long way from her days at Wellesley College, when she was tear-gassed at a march on Washington to protest the invasion of Cambodia.<\/p>\n

Now, decades later, she has an MBA and a sincere appreciation for corporations that create jobs. But she is troubled that so many families slip into poverty, and the nation does not pull them out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to be a citizen in an orderly democracy and I like the government to handle certain social issues,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are sick of the growing disparities and the contempt for people\u2019s needs.\u2019\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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