Photos: Occupy Wall Street protests enter third week

Capitalism and greed are not the same things. I have no objection to anyone making a fair profit on a good or service that they sell me. What I do object to is the scheming to rape a situation for all it’s worth (read housing bubble) and then run to the government for a bail out when it all falls faster than they expected. There are many on Wall Street that should be held for “crimes against humanity” for when you destroy an economy, you destroy the lives of all marginal people and the middle class. A country cannot last too long in today’s world without a strong middle class—We’re in trouble.

Nothing is going to change until will end the money laundering scheme in Washingon called lobbying and special interest. The exporting of our jobs and the acts of treason in DC are all tied to this money train and it is sold to the American public as the new world order (globalism). In reality it is a corporate funded scheme to squeeze every penny out of the revenue stream and fatten the pockets of the greedy CEOs. It is time to place tariffs and taxes on those that are raping our country.....it is the only answer and the only one these #$%$ are going to understand. Close our markets and let them sell to the Asians where they are manufacturing 90% of the products sold to us. The Asians have stiff import duties and local taxes to protect their markets from foreign competition and we need to do the same........fair play!

The fact that lobbying is even legal is proof that politicians are corrupt. There is no legitamate reason for it. You don't need a billion dollars raised to "get your message out". Every politician Republican or Democrat has the same campaign speech, yet nothing ever changes. As great as they all claim to be, they all have the same weakness we all do......greed.

No, why is everyone saying stuff like "protesters are whiners", etc.. they're NOT, if you dont protest or hold the government responsible for their actions, you WILL get a bad government, and our government is/has been corrupt, we're starting to have a tyrannical, oligarchic government. All they care about is imperialism and global control. Look at what the Patriot Act is doing for instance, its making it legal to take/infringe upon our Constitutional Rights(which they CANNOT do), all in the name of protection agianst so-called "Terrorists". Well guess what, the government(s) ARE the biggest "Terrorist" of them all.
Its the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority" - Benjamin Franklin
"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothole is for people of good conscience to remain silent" - Thomas Jefferson
"The stregnth and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance" - Thomas Paine
"Its the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government" - Thomas Paine
"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is a force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master, Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action" - George Washington
"A nation of well informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which god has given them cannot be enslaved, it is in the region of Ignorance that tyranny begins" - Benjamin Franklin

If our founding fathers were still alive, they would not only be mad at the politicians for what they have become, but also at us, the PEOPLE because of the quotes I stated above, Its OUR responsibillity to keep our government in check.

Somebody bring the juiceboxes and the SunnyD!

This bears repeating: "The Federal Reserve (Banks) are one of the most corrupt institutions
the world has ever seen. There is not a man within the sound of my voice
who does not know that this Nation is run by the International Bankers."
-- Louis McFadden
(1876-1936) US Congressman (R-PA) (1915-1935), Chairman of House Banking and Currency Committee. Poisoned in 1936.
Source: Speech in Congress, June 10, 1932

It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.
Henry Ford

"I believe central banks are more dangerous than standing armies."
-Thomas Jefferson

Sounds like a revolution is a brewing!!!!!

Who do you think owns America, the presidency, the politicians? The Banks. Who owns the credit unions, the people. Break the Banks Join the credit unions. But guess what? When the big banks see what the credit unions aredoing, They'll ask congress to sock it to them, and the congress will. Watch "The inside job" and you will see how us and the rest of the worlds people got screwed by corrupt bankers and politicians. Think your #$%$ now? Just wait till you see that documentary.

Keep us divided, ignorant and afraid. Distract us with endless entertainment at our finger tips . . . And they take all that we have!

When you live in a country that hasn't prosecuted one person responsible for the cause of the 2008 meltdown, the biggest beat down on the American economy ever, many losing at least 40% of their savings and pensions one would have to think big money owns this country. You'd do more time if you stole food from the store to eat.

we need to eliminate nafta, cafta, free trade agreements....we need manufacturing jobs in the US.....if we don't what are we going to do with the people of big cities that are undereducated and unskilled.....they will be on welfare for this and the next generations.

The problem is that we are dealing with criminals that have taken over our govenment by using legal means......they have changed the moral and ethical standards of our democracy and are using them as tools against the people of our country. They no longer represent the common man and are driven by lobby dollars and special interest money. It is my humble opinion that when you are dealing with hardened criminals there is only one thing that they understand and that is force. March on DC and get them out of our government.

I hope someone puts together a middle class tax payers march, because we are fed up and deserve on for a change!

The government depends heavily on the middle class for financial support, but as governent grows ever larger, the middle class is shrinking. Where is the happy ending to this story?

Yahoo finally woke up and reported 3 weeks later? Nice job for the media suckers

do you know what will get corporate America to listen? there is a movement still small but growing, a movement in which people check labels and buy American. in the case where you cant get the item or a similar one that is American made, buy the one one with the most American parts. this will get them to listen. END OUTSOURCING NOW!

Wanna show the "Big Banks" who really has the power? Move your money to a credit union.

Thank you Yahoo for reporting on The Occupy Wall Street movement. The people in NY and the others around the country, like, Chicago, San Francisco, Tampa and D.C and many many more cities are dedicated and passionate and educated. Main street has been repeatedly slammed. The average U.S. citizen is suffering whether it be from unemployment, foreclosure, under employment or rising food costs. If not now, when. If not us, then who. We are the 99%