we are the 99%

We are the 99% The Occupying Wall Street protest has been an ongoing protest since September 17, 2010. (Huffington Post – Pg. 1) These people protesting believe that the United States is being treated unfairly with Economic inequality, high unemployment, greed, corruption, and financial services. Myself personally am torn between the two on taking sides. I cannot find it in my heart to say that the single parents that just lost there job and can’t feed their family deserves it. I do believe it is their own fault. If the people occupying Wall Street put as much passion and devotion into finding a job as they are putting into the movement, half of them would agree that the movement is nonsense. The United States of America is based upon freedom. The United States is the fairest country in the globe. The problem isn’t being treated unfair due to the social status, but jobs. How can someone get a job if there are not any? “We are the 99 percent. We are getting kicked out of our homes. We are forced to choose between groceries and rent. We are denied quality medical care. We are suffering from environmental pollution. We are working long hours for little pay and no rights, if we’re working at all. We are getting nothing while the other one percent is getting everything. We are the 99 percent.” (Mediaite – Pg. 1) This is definitely one posting that I would never agree with. Some people are living in tents, begging “the one percent” for food or money, and simply attempting to change the government. What ever happened to multi-family housing? What ever happened to government housing for the less paid? There are so many options that the government has introduced to the United States. I feel like instead of working hard to make a living, some people would rather sit and complain. Jobs are a major issue in the United States right now. Who plans on changing that? No one. The past two presidents have attempted and failed, but not miserably. The unemployment rate in