I got started with Occupy Portland/interested in OWS in general because I so completely agree with the idea of what they are talking about. I have socialist tendencies- I think those who have far more money than they could ever really spend should WANT to donate / give back to those who gave them their wealth. Not all of it, necessarily, but so little to them could make such a difference to other people.
The fact that these people are so obsessed with their money that they want to go out of their way to avoid paying their fair share of taxes... that royally pisses me off. I've never trusted banks, and one of the times I had to, I got screwed over.
I understand that the psychological need to make money drives our society. But the greed that comes along with it is a living thing. It disgusts me. It disgusts me that we have such a money-hoarding, self-obsessed society.
I'm not saying I necessarily have the right to make people do things my way. I don't. As much as I sometimes wish I did, because I'd prefer the world run my way. Who wouldn't?
I grew up in a motel. Most of my friends grew up poor too. Not because I'm drawn to poor people, but because poverty/lower middle class is far more common than you think. It bothers me to see my friends in times of great financial strain when there are people who do very little and make so much they could just buy a skyscraper because they feel like it.
There are people living on the street who are trying desperately to get off of them, to get out of the vicious cycle and CAN'T, because there is not nearly enough services. Yeah, life's not fair. That doesn't mean it has to be that way. We make choices. We can CHANGE things if we really want to.
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