Wall Street- Demands Clear

The establishment response to the Occupy Wall Street protests is disingenuous and dishonorable in the extreme. This strategy which ignores the aspirations of the American people in order to maintain the corporate grip on power is amoral. The 1% know very well what is being demanded, attempts to muddy the waters with a “lack of understanding” or name calling “dirty Hippie” are only desperate attempts to discredit the protesters.

Stated simply WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK!

We seek to, for example

Insure that hundreds of thousands of hard working Americans who cannot afford a doctor when they are sick receive medical treatment.

Discredit the government lie that jobs are being created. Replacing good jobs with low wage jobs that have no benefits is not job growth. These “new jobs” constitute a life sentence of impoverishment.

Hold accountable bankers and speculators who crashed our economy by duping honest Americans into home loans they could ill afford, selling the loans at huge profits, and leaving our citizens to pay the price.

Live in a country where corporations are not considered people. People are people, with human rights that trump the rights of corporations.

Grant nonprofit and humanitarian organizations more access to the halls of power in Washington than corporations.

End corporate domination of the political process by limiting or denying them the ability to purchase politicians, governments, or political parties.

Live in a country where corporations are required to consider the public interest prior to moving jobs overseas.

Establish that the rich have a moral and legal obligation to pay an equal percentage of their income in taxes as the middle class.

Re establish that honesty, hard work and compassion are central to the American dream, not greed, self interest and power over others.

You know what we want; playing stupid will not save you from the changes that will flow from these protests.

We will not desist until you return our country to its citizens.

Peter Dybing