Occupy Chicago - The Chainlink2024-03-29T14:46:38Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/occupy-chicago?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A462651&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJera! I saw your words from…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-10-11:2211490:Comment:4653852011-10-11T14:21:37.293Zglobalguyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/daSquareWheelman
Jera! I saw your words from <em>Occupy Chicago Day 8</em> on YouTube. Well done! Any pans for 15 October this Saturday. Erin & I can finally come down to the Loop.
Jera! I saw your words from <em>Occupy Chicago Day 8</em> on YouTube. Well done! Any pans for 15 October this Saturday. Erin & I can finally come down to the Loop. Erin&Me can't do Sunday b…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-10-07:2211490:Comment:4637542011-10-07T18:26:00.992Zglobalguyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/daSquareWheelman
Erin&Me can't do Sunday but we're gonna' bike over from Oak Park, late morning tomorrow. If there's anybody who wants to come with us, just contact me through <em>globalguy</em> at <em>gmail</em>. Also, check out this great Op-Ed piece in today's NYTimes by Mr. Krugman, "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/opinion/krugman-confronting-the-malefactors.html?_r=1&ref=opinion" target="_blank">Confronting the Malefactors</a>".<br></br>
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<cite>Jera Sue said:…</cite><br></br>
Erin&Me can't do Sunday but we're gonna' bike over from Oak Park, late morning tomorrow. If there's anybody who wants to come with us, just contact me through <em>globalguy</em> at <em>gmail</em>. Also, check out this great Op-Ed piece in today's NYTimes by Mr. Krugman, "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/opinion/krugman-confronting-the-malefactors.html?_r=1&ref=opinion" target="_blank">Confronting the Malefactors</a>".<br/>
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<cite>Jera Sue said:</cite><br/>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/occupy-chicago?xg_source=activity&id=2211490%3ATopic%3A460281&page=3#2211490Comment463592"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I created a Chainlink event and a Facebook event. I can link to the Chainlink, but can't get to Facebook from here at work ;)</p>
<p>But I linked to them both, here in this OccupyChicago forum: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://occupychi.org/forum/outreach/not-a-carpool-but-a-bike-pool-sunday-the-9th-evanston-to-the-fed/">http://occupychi.org/forum/outreach/not-a-carpool-but-a-bike-pool-s...</a></p>
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</blockquote> I created a Chainlink event a…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-10-06:2211490:Comment:4635922011-10-06T21:36:38.592ZJera Suehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JeraSue
<p>I created a Chainlink event and a Facebook event. I can link to the Chainlink, but can't get to Facebook from here at work ;)</p>
<p>But I linked to them both, here in this OccupyChicago forum: <a href="http://occupychi.org/forum/outreach/not-a-carpool-but-a-bike-pool-sunday-the-9th-evanston-to-the-fed/">http://occupychi.org/forum/outreach/not-a-carpool-but-a-bike-pool-sunday-the-9th-evanston-to-the-fed/</a></p>
<p>I created a Chainlink event and a Facebook event. I can link to the Chainlink, but can't get to Facebook from here at work ;)</p>
<p>But I linked to them both, here in this OccupyChicago forum: <a href="http://occupychi.org/forum/outreach/not-a-carpool-but-a-bike-pool-sunday-the-9th-evanston-to-the-fed/">http://occupychi.org/forum/outreach/not-a-carpool-but-a-bike-pool-sunday-the-9th-evanston-to-the-fed/</a></p> The police are cracking down…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-10-05:2211490:Comment:4626512011-10-05T17:40:17.470ZJera Suehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JeraSue
The police are cracking down again: <a href="http://occupychi.org/2011/10/05/update-police-is-here/#disqus_thread">http://occupychi.org/2011/10/05/update-police-is-here/#disqus_thread</a>
The police are cracking down again: <a href="http://occupychi.org/2011/10/05/update-police-is-here/#disqus_thread">http://occupychi.org/2011/10/05/update-police-is-here/#disqus_thread</a> Today at lunch looked like dw…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-10-05:2211490:Comment:4627382011-10-05T17:36:17.405Zin it to win it 8.0 mihttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Skip
<p>Today at lunch looked like dwindled down to about a dozen? Did they move locations?</p>
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<p>Today at lunch looked like dwindled down to about a dozen? Did they move locations?</p>
<p> </p> I personally feel that while…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-10-05:2211490:Comment:4627222011-10-05T14:40:32.150ZJera Suehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JeraSue
I personally feel that while it appears that they're just walking around and complaining a lot, they're doing something very, very important: stimulating conversation.
I personally feel that while it appears that they're just walking around and complaining a lot, they're doing something very, very important: stimulating conversation. Care to wager why they aren't…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-10-05:2211490:Comment:4623722011-10-05T14:38:08.903ZJoelhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JoelBooth
Care to wager why they aren't paying anything? Half are households are making less than $20k a year. Another big group are the elderly (a.k.a. retired and not earning incomes). Then there are the unemployed, Of course, even those who are working but not paying federal income taxes are still paying federal payroll taxes. <br></br>
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<cite>Rowbike Mike said:…</cite>
Care to wager why they aren't paying anything? Half are households are making less than $20k a year. Another big group are the elderly (a.k.a. retired and not earning incomes). Then there are the unemployed, Of course, even those who are working but not paying federal income taxes are still paying federal payroll taxes. <br/>
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<cite>Rowbike Mike said:</cite><br />
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<p>"People without jobs have plenty of time to protest government-funded million-dollar bonuses for white collar criminals, courtesy of the working-class taxpayer (the only kind of American receiving zero government support at the moment)."</p>
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<p>... are the working-class taxpayers part of the 45% of American households who don't pay Federal income tax because of targeted tax deductions and other subsidies? (Ref:<a rel="nofollow" href="http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/14/pf/taxes/who_pays_income_taxes/index.htm">http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/14/pf/taxes/who_pays_income_taxes/inde...</a> ) Or does the working-class taxpayer include the students who, each year, receive taxpayer subsidized loans and grants to the tune of approximately $80 billion? Do working class tax payers work for one of the companies that received billions in SBA-subsidized loans and grants last year? </p>
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</blockquote> Maybe I'm ignorant as to what…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-10-05:2211490:Comment:4626352011-10-05T14:26:24.297ZBilly Poorehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BillyPoore
Maybe I'm ignorant as to what exactly the Occupy groups are doing, but as far as I see, all they seem to be doing is walking around and complaining. I definitely agree with their complaint, and would want to help with making a change..especially since I was raised at the extreme bottom of the financial food chain, due to corporations destroying the city I grew up in, in Michigan. I just don't think a protest is the right approach. Most protesters are just all voice and no action, so it just…
Maybe I'm ignorant as to what exactly the Occupy groups are doing, but as far as I see, all they seem to be doing is walking around and complaining. I definitely agree with their complaint, and would want to help with making a change..especially since I was raised at the extreme bottom of the financial food chain, due to corporations destroying the city I grew up in, in Michigan. I just don't think a protest is the right approach. Most protesters are just all voice and no action, so it just becomes an annoyance to others, which is a bummer. Many of the Occupy Wall Stree…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-10-04:2211490:Comment:4623322011-10-04T20:08:34.633ZCarter O'Brienhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/CarterOBrien
<p>Many of the Occupy Wall Street demands dovetail with ones of Move to Amend, the Logan Square chapter of the Green Party hosted them a few months ago. People interested in the nuts-and-bolts changes being proposed to the constitution can learn more here:</p>
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<p><a href="http://movetoamend.org/" target="_blank">http://movetoamend.org/</a></p>
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<p>Many of the Occupy Wall Street demands dovetail with ones of Move to Amend, the Logan Square chapter of the Green Party hosted them a few months ago. People interested in the nuts-and-bolts changes being proposed to the constitution can learn more here:</p>
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<p><a href="http://movetoamend.org/" target="_blank">http://movetoamend.org/</a></p>
<br/> Here is the video of Critical…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-10-04:2211490:Comment:4623292011-10-04T19:55:45.521ZAce Mannhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AceMann
Here is the video of Critical mass bike ride passing by occupy Chicago and the Fed. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl2N3NM3gOA&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl2N3NM3gOA&feature=related</a> stay strong
Here is the video of Critical mass bike ride passing by occupy Chicago and the Fed. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl2N3NM3gOA&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl2N3NM3gOA&feature=related</a> stay strong