Occupy Wall Street

[jonathan180iq]

It's one of those things in the media where everyone agrees that the principles and points made are legitimate problems in this society, but they don't know how to acknowledge it without being deemed hypocritical. Because the truth of the matter is, like everything else, our mainstream media will move on to another popular topic just as easily as the tides change during a day. And when our mainstream media isn't reporting something, the general populace assumes that it's out of the picture and no longer a real issue.

Are we still at war with insurgents in Iraq or Afghanistan? You wouldn't know based on the media coverage.

When did the OWS protests start? As you said, it must have been Oct. 1st because that's when the media picked up on.

Our reporting and national journalism has been reduced to little more than heavily opinionated talk shows that change topics faster than Oprah changes diet programs. There is very little reporting actually going on. And even when it is reported, you get a biased view showing little more than a punk kid standing in front of police cars. And because of that, you have a very dumb and uneducated populace that never ever hear the message of the protesters (of either party) because so much time is spent trying to spin the image that is created.

It's pathetic, really.

"I know it's true because Fox News told me."
"I know it's true because I saw it on CNBC."
"Anderson Cooper never sensationalizes his stories."
"Rush Limbaugh is unbiased and the only one searching for answers in this world."

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[mrlmd1]

Received in a text message today.

[mrlmd1]

And get a load of this now, and check it out for yourself. This should create quite an uproar. And how much will that cost you?

SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS 1% TAX AT ALL BANKS

FYI
ON JANUARY 1 ST 2012, THE GOVERNMENT IS REQUIRING EVERYONE TO HAVE DIRECT DEPOSIT FOR SS CHECKS.
WONDER WHY?

1% tax on all bank transactions HR4646

Watch for this AFTER November elections; remember this BEFORE you VOTE in case you think Obama's looking out for your best interest.

1% tax on all bank transactions HR 4646

This government just cannot think of enough ways to hurt the American people! I sure hope this dies!!!!!

FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!

1% tax on all bank transactions HR 4646 - ANOTHER NEW OBAMA TAX SLIPPED IN WHILE WE WERE ASLEEP. Checked this on snopes, it's true! Check out HR 4646.

President Obama's finance team is recommending a one percent (1%) transaction fee (TAX). Obama's plan is to sneak it in after the November elections to keep it under the radar.

This is a 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution - banks, credit unions, savings and loans, etc. Any deposit you make, or even a transfer within your account, will have a 1% tax charged. ~If your paycheck or your social security or whatever is direct deposit, it will get a 1% tax charged for the transaction. ~If your paycheck is $1000, then you will pay Obama $10 just for the privilege of depositing your paycheck in your bank. Even if you hand carry your paycheck or any check into your bank for a deposit, 1% tax will be charged. ~You receive a $5,000 stock dividend from your broker, Obama takes $50 just to allow you to deposit that check in the bank.. ~If you take $1,000 cash to deposit at your bank, 1% tax will be charged.

Mind you, this is from the man who promised that, if you make under $250,000 per year, you will not see one penny of new tax. Keep your eyes and ears open, you will be amazed at what you learn about this guy's under-the-table moves to increase the number of ways you are taxed.

Oh, and by the way, if you receive a refund from the IRS next year and you have it direct deposited or you walk in to deposit that check, you guessed it. You will pay a 1% charge of that money just for putting it in your bank. Remember, any money, cash, check or whatever, no matter where it came from, you will pay a 1% fee if you put it in the bank.

Some will say, oh well, it's just 1%. Are you kidding me? It's a 1% tax increase across the board. Remember, once the tax is there, they can also raise it at will. And if anyone protests, they will just say, "Oh,that's not really a tax, it's a user fee"! Think this is no big deal? Go back and look at the transactions you made from one year's banking statements. Then add the total of all those transactions and deduct 1%. Still think it's no big deal?


1. snopes.com: Debt Free America Act•••
Is the U.S. government proposing a 1% tax on debit card usage and/or banking transactions?
...It is true. The bill is HR - 4646 introduced by US Rep Peter deFazio D-Oregon and US Senator Tom Harkin D-Iowa. Their plan is to sneak it in after the...
...moved beyond proposing studies and submitted the Debt Free America Act (H.R. 4646 ), a bill calling for the implementation of a scheme to pay down the...
...[2010] by Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.). His "Debt Free America Act" (H.R. 4646 ) would impose a 1 percent "transaction tax" on every financial transaction...
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:26:26 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/debtfree.asp

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[mrlmd1]

I just brought that up to show the idiotic ideas people are thinking up instead of doing the logical thing. There is too much money and lobbying power and special interests and buying government to what what's right. That's what is behind this latest "uprising" in the streets.

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[mrlmd1]

It's the same thing with catchy phrases that a public grabs on to without even looking into them, like Cain's 999 plan which every economist says is ridiculous and is very progressive in taxing the poor tremendously while giving a gigantic break to the wealthy. But it sounds good ('till you read the details, like a 9% federal tax on all purchases in addition to whatever state and local sales taxes you already pay, and companies having to buy from only American suppliers without a penalty which is in violation of all international laws regarding trade. And the 9% corporate tax with no deductions allowed, not even for rent or supplies or salaries or other legitimate deductions - how many small businesses will that put out of business totally?). But it sounds good to the uneducated (including him), and it gets votes from people who don't know any better and are easily fooled, just like with the subprime mortgages egging people to buy more than they could afford. This country has to wake up and see what's happening and get a little bit more educated instead of relying on a higher religious power to save them.