The Occupy Wall Street Movement has been all over the news for the past month or so. The whole movement has been about the protesting of social and economic quality, corporate greed, corruption and influence over government. This greed and corruption is particularly from the lobbyists and financial services sector. The protesters' slogan, “We are the 99%", refers to the difference in wealth and income growth in the U.S. between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population. However, I think most people are confused about the whole movement and what is actually going on. The CNN anchor Erin Burnett, covered the protests at Zuccotti Park, and responded with, "What are they protesting? Nobody seems to know." I think that says something when even the media are questioning what is going on. Most of my friends will talk about how they do not understand what is really going on with the movement. They understand the basics, but probably could not explain what is currently going on. I personally feel like I get lost in all of it when I am watching the news or reading reports about the movement.
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