In New York City and other major metropolitan areas around the United States large numbers of citizens have been protesting the way the financial centers in the country work.
Protestors beginning sitting in a park near Wall Street around July 13th, 2011. These protesters seek change by gathering up to 20,000 individuals in an effort named “Occupy Wall Street.” Occupy Wall Street, inspired by the protests and eventually change in Egypt, Libya, and other countries around world. Approximately a thousand people have been arrested since this began.
I went there to see if I could get a grasp on just why the protesters were doing what they were doing. I was all together blown away by what I found.
After gaining the trust of a group of protesters they began to give me an unbelievable account as to why they are doing what they are doing. The first person that I befriended, who didn’t want to be named, is named Tony Suitcasecarrier, yes that’s his real name, just because you don’t want to be named doesn’t mean that I have to listen to you.
When I asked why the heck are you sitting in this park for days and days on end Mr. Suitcasecarrier had a jaw dropping response. “The same reason we are all doing it. I have friends, ones that have been here the whole time and they told me that the government has been finding jobs for them or just straight up paying them to leave once they were arrested.” According to what these people have said to Tony they have been getting lump sums of money or really cushy jobs from the government. The largest lump sum has been rumored to be up to 4,000,000 million dollars and a pension as big as the President for the rest of their life. Other numbers aren’t as big, but the smallest I found was 75,000 dollars.
I think I might stay here for a while, see if I can accidentally get arrested.
Stay Tuned….
COYOTE RUSH
