Occupy Wall Street Backlash: The 53 Percent

The big question in my mind is, which side of the 99vs53% contest are "taxpayers" who receive handsome paychecks from tax coffers. I'm thinking especially of those in the military-industrial sector, which receives in excess of 53% of the federal budget: not just those currently in the military (some of whom had stolen $2.3 trillion of tax dollars as of 9/10, 2001, according to tax-funded Donald Rumsfeld), but also the best-pensioned retired officers who double-dip in public coffers as contractors and, indirectly, as lobbyists.

I didn't know that Yahoo had become CNBC. Of course people still pay payroll tax and social security, but pay NO federal imcome tax. This article shows your ignorance at a fundamental level. Everyone who has an income pays thoses taxes, they are a "buy in" to medicare and SS for retirement. I pay 35% of every dollar I own, ONLY to the Fed. I never received a dime from the govt. Worked my #$%$ off through 17 years of training after high school, and finally at the age of 40 make a really good paycheck. Glad I am seen as the villian by the OWS gang. I guess when they have cancer, I will occupy my living room and see how they like that.......

People who aren't necessarily in the 53% may still identify with them. (Why we've never had a class war in the United States: people identify with the economic bracket they're working their way into.)

I am the 53%, I have been working since I was 15 years old. I ask for nothing, I expect only what I earn. I do not stand with the 99%, I pity them for not having the will to be the 1%. The 1% owe you nothing and neither do I. I am the 53%.... I give massive amounts of money to things I care about. That really help people, not the government. They waste it. I am the 53%, and if I had my way, you all would pay, even if it was one penny. You live in the greatest country on the planet, you should contribute to it. It's sad that the 47% vote, and have no skin in the game... pathetic... I am the 53%, and yes, my voice matters much louder than yours.... I contribute.... Going to bed, time for another 60 hour work week!

It would take an idiot to loan an 18 year old tens of thousands of dollars to go to college.

What Malina said....

Occupy is about problems with government and wallstreet. Since a large portion of our government leaders take their lead from the mega bucks handed to them from wall street.

I am the 53%

Let's see how many Faux News morons are here. Who actually BELIEVES only 53% pay taxes? Are they actually too stupid to realize the SOCIAL SECURITY surplus, you know, that fund paid near exclusively by the bottom half funded all those tax breaks that Bush used to allowe billionaires to now pay less than a Wisconsin School Teacher. Time to Occupy Faux News. Truthspeak needed.

Sounds no less stupid than that OWR nonsense.

Someone has to stand up for the average working class person. GO 99%ers!!!

I think OWS is taking the message to the corporations who are running (ruining) our government; I don't see why they should work with the middleman (Congress)!

Sounds like the RICH 1% are bankrolling this new guy

Oh shut the up! I'm getting tired of hearing this #$%$, about the bottom half paying no tax. What a disgraceful accusation by morons. EVERYONE, even imbecile talking heads at Faux News realize taxes are paid by all and a FACT is most millionaires pay a lower percentage than a fire fighter, school teacher or nurse. People pay in medicaid, medicare, FICA, FUTA, SUTA, property, sales, the works. While we pay, the average billionaire found loopholes to write all this off with more Wall Street banker accountants. And guess what funded all those tax breaks under Bushie Junior? Yes, the SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUS. Jack___es out there.

Most Americans do not support OWS. You're coming across as dead beats with a poor credit rating....just like 0bama.

i am shocked it took this long, this started with reagan, he gave america a illusion of wealth. with the housing market, all you needed was a home, a morgage and we felt so rich so powerful we were one of them, are lives wernt perfect but we new as we got older we would be ok. the truth is we were being suckard. you see we never were one of them,, we never really were rich, now the jobs are gone, the moneys gone, the homes are worthless ,and they want to take away what little we have left, social security and mediare .you see were the baby bommers theres allot of us and to pay all the benifits we paid for, well that would mean we would have to raise the taxes on the rich. the rich know this and they dont want to pay. But remember we all worked to make them rich what ever job you work , loading a truck, welding a bridge, cleaning the street,we helped make the money . We dont want much just anough to be happy with are families as we grow old

The "Occupy London" fake front has just been B U S T E D for having 90% fakeee EMPTY tents!!! S H A M .

-- Just google "90%" x "tents" uk -- Every British newspaper is carrying this right now!! - some, front page , even!!

Also : their THIN line is from from : 44 (!) countries . GLOBAL D R I F T E R FLEABAGS, NOT from the UK!!!

SO --THEY'RE DOING THIS SHAM TACTIC EVERYWHERE .

SHAMTYTOWNS .

"Oh, yay me I pay taxes. You don't because you're too poor so you suck." This is so stupid. Most college students pay more in interest to the government on their school loans than the so-called 53% ever will. Everybody pays taxes. Have a cell phone plan, you paid taxes...bought gas, you paid taxes...bought beer, you paid taxes.

Glad to see some push back to the Occupy clowns. The Occupy crowd really should think about dispatching some angry protesters to Occupy Hollywood. Wouldn't it be hypocritical of the Occupy movement not to do so? Shouldn't celebrities who make an enormous amount of money, even while claiming solidarity with the poor, be subject to protest as well? Hollywood celebrities are in the top 1%. Some examples: Steven Spielberg-3 billion with a B (so I can comprehend such filthy richness, 3B is 3,000 millions); George Lucas-3.2B; Barbara Streisand-only 300 million; Roseanne Barr-100 million. To be fair there is a non-Holloywood type that is worth 5.3B. His name is Charles Butt, no lie. He is obviously proud of his last name. I think that Occupy thinks everyone that is in the top 1% is a butt, unless they are celebrities. This figures as libs are notorious hypocrites. As one feller put it, "Hollywood to liberals is like their sports stars. It is the team they root for regardless how obviously silly they are."