More than 4 millions of layoffs and an economy controlled by bankers and corporations have led the protest movements that multiply at times in the U.S. Protests are already in lots of cities, and in Philadelphia they decided to camp out, give tents and foods to the people and walk with banners against corporate greedy people.
Last Friday we went to the City Hall and found different kinds of people as homeless people, students, volunteers and curious people like us. Protesters mentioned some reasons but most important reason is for a change of the current system and the inequality of wealth.
“We are the 99 percent”, a homelesswoman said. She doesn’t believe that her life can be changed. She came here 2 weeks ago and is in one of the tents of the City Hall. Why? to protest? No, It’s only because she has nothing and they are providing a shelter and food.
A student of Temple University gave us strong reasons, she said: “I am here because we need a fede
ral and local changes. I want a basic health, free college education and a job. It is the time to change the current system”.
Joe, a volunteer, has own reasons to be there, he is a disabled person and claims: “People with disabilities are entitled to better jobs and opportunities, a high percent of us are unemployed. We want national health care as you hav
e it in your countries like Spain and Korea. Capitalism caused the big problem of disparity”.
The occupation in Philly is a representation of what is happening all across the US as the people are starting to realize and protests against the hard conditions they are living in.
These people, who claim to be the "99 percent", are comparing themselves against the wealthiest people of the population, which represents only 1 percent of the population. They are not looking for the American Dream, they just want to protect
their rights and have fair conditions, free education, health care and changes in taxes. In summary, the US which lots of people consider it the best country in the world is proving that it is not capable of giving its citizens the basic needs to live, and people started to protest for retrieving their basic rights which are repressed by 1% people.
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