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9:58 pm
October 13, 2011
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retireby40
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I'm planning to go interview some of the local occupy wall street protesters this weekend. I'll write a post about it next week.
Any suggestions for questions?
It seems most of the PF bloggers are not really supporting these protesters. Give me some hard ball questions to ask. 
- Why are you complaining about the 1%ers? They worked hard for their money. Why don't you work hard and get there some day.
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4:10 am
October 14, 2011
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Tony Chou @ Investorz' Blog
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"Why are you complaining about the 1%ers? They worked hard for their money. Why don't you work hard and get there some day." That's exactly what I'm thinking.
A really interesting question would be "Why don't you start a blog to voice your complaints?"
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4:13 am
October 14, 2011
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Tony Chou @ Investorz' Blog
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Or, you could ask
"If you're so pissed off with working for others, why don't you become an entrepreneur and work for yourself? That way you have no one to blame if things go south but yourself."
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4:24 am
October 14, 2011
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Dana
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Okay, here's my question:
"Is anyone offering you compensation in any form, i.e. money, gift cards, free lunch, free t-shirt, or any other free stuff for you to be here and participate in this protest? "
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4:51 am
October 14, 2011
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MoneyBeagle
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I would ask:
What specifically do you want changed?
Whose responsibility do you see to make those changes?
How will YOU personally be involved to make changes?
Do you think companies like Walmart and Apple are contributing to the problem?
Do you shop at Walmart or own an Apple product?
What I've seen is that there's an impression that they are:
1. Not putting their money where their mouth is. (complaining about the very companies that provide the products they own)
2. Coming up with a problem but expecting someone else to come up with the solution for them.
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5:55 am
October 14, 2011
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The Frugal Toad
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I like Moneybeagle's first question: What is it that you want changed?
2) A followup to that might be: What actions have you taken prior to the demonstrations to effect change?
3) Is it just Wall Street's excess/greed you are against or are you demonstrating against other forms: pro athletes, politicians, etc?
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7:45 am
October 14, 2011
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Eric J. Nisall
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I'd like to know how they are supporting themselves while spending their days protesting. Also, how come they are mad now, but didn't give a damn about any of this stuff when the economy was going well. Maybe they're just a bunch of hypocrites?
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7:58 am
October 14, 2011
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Jason@LiveRealNow
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How do you reconcile protesting against "greed" with demanding free stuff from the productive part of society?
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9:10 am
October 14, 2011
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retireby40
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Dana – Not Made of Money said:
Okay, here's my question:
"Is anyone offering you compensation in any form, i.e. money, gift cards, free lunch, free t-shirt, or any other free stuff for you to be here and participate in this protest? "
That is a great question! In Thailand when they had those huge protests, the protesters get paid to compensate for loss of wages by the rich backers.
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9:25 am
October 14, 2011
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retireby40
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Wow, these are pretty tough questions. I'll try my best to keep it civil and talk to at least 3-4 people to get a diverse viewpoints.
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10:55 am
October 14, 2011
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haha. Yeah, good luck asking all of these questions. I am interested in hearing how it goes – but I guess I will have to read about it on your blog. :)
retireby40 said:
Wow, these are pretty tough questions. I'll try my best to keep it civil and talk to at least 3-4 people to get a diverse viewpoints.
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12:13 pm
October 14, 2011
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Personally I wouldnt interview any of them, it just gives them more of a reason to carry on this protest. They are actually protesting in the streets in downtown Detroit. We literally have no major national banks headquartered here, hell we can't even get a major grocery store to occupy downtown Detroit… and they think they are sending a message down there??? It just annoys me.
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7:02 pm
October 14, 2011
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mbhunter
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Tony Chou @ Investorz' Blog said:
" … They worked hard for their money.
So you better treat them right! 
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8:39 pm
October 14, 2011
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Sandy @ yesiamcheap
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Dude! I was thinking of doing the same thing on Sunday. :) I'll defer to you.
I wanted to ask what made them feel that NOW was the time to protest.
What are they hoping to accomplish from the protests
Are they planning on VOTING next year and for who?
Are they complaining to their Congressional representatives?
What are they doing to ensure that the 99% get heard more clearly.
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2:26 am
October 15, 2011
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Forest Parks
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I'm quite shocked at the lack of support and cynicism. For me the fact that people are out voicing anger, if I agree or not with their direct needs, is simply a great thing. Personally I think most people just feel mad and very frustrated, like in the movie Network "I'm Mad as Hell" and the wave of protests throughout the world has finally made people realise they too can voice it.
For example in UK politicians stole millions of the government in a massive expenses scandal (going on holiday, buying 2nd homes etc etc all on the tax payer's dime). Not one went to jail, the UK riots has seen people facing two years in prison for things like stealing a bottle of water…. People are not happy at the gap between gov / public. It's just one example of the lack of "fairness" and that has been seriously highlighted know the economy has fallen over.
Some questions I would like.
Do you feel the mainstream media is misrepresenting the protests? And if so, why are they doing this?
Did you come down to the protest yourself out of anger and frustration or did you come down as part of a movement with a specific set of objectives?
What are your personal objectives?
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7:01 am
October 15, 2011
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Kay Lynn Akers
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Forest, I agree with you. The right to protest is an amazing benefit of being in the U.S. (and other like-minded countries).
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7:03 am
October 15, 2011
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Kay Lynn Akers
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mbhunter said:
Tony Chou @ Investorz' Blog said:
" … They worked hard for their money.
So you better treat them right!
Oh, a Donna Summer reference. Love it!
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9:06 am
October 15, 2011
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Jason@LiveRealNow
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Kay Lynn Akers said:
Forest, I agree with you. The right to protest is an amazing benefit of being in the U.S. (and other like-minded countries).
I wouldn't dream of taking away their right to protest, as long as they respect the property and rights of the places they "occupy".
The right they don't have, however, is the right to be taken seriously or have their opinions respected. I realize that this isn't a coherent, organized group, but the vocal spokespeople have done a good job of explaining that they don't understand anything about economics, at even the most basic level.
"I'm mad because I have to work to support myself and there's nobody willing to give me everything I've ever wanted for free" isn't a valid position that I will respect.
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9:39 am
October 15, 2011
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PK @ DQYDJ
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"How do you think this movement will leverage the attention it has garnered into political change in 2012? What candidates, for President or otherwise, are backing policies which this rally is amenable to?"
I'm curious, if only because I have written about the Occupy movement!
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10:43 am
October 15, 2011
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retireby40
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Sandy @ yesiamcheap said:
Dude! I was thinking of doing the same thing on Sunday. :) I'll defer to you.
I wanted to ask what made them feel that NOW was the time to protest.
What are they hoping to accomplish from the protests
Are they planning on VOTING next year and for who?
Are they complaining to their Congressional representatives?
What are they doing to ensure that the 99% get heard more clearly.
You should go. It will be a different crowd. I'm in Portland and the crowd here are usually very granola crunchy.
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