Occupy Wall Street Makes Its Way to Laredo
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Oct 23, 2011 at 5:31 PM CDT
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Oct 24, 2011
It's a movement quickly spreading all over the nation. 'Occupy Wall Street' took to the streets of Manhattan and has now made its way to the Gateway City. Our Lauren Kendrick has that story.
"We are not anti-capitalists, but we are against the corporations. The banks and the rich that have taken control of the government."
Occupy Wall Street began in Manhattan's financial district in September and has spread to over 1,500 cities in the United States, including Laredo.
"We are 99% of the population. That 1% seems to control every aspect of our lives and it's time to stop." Vietnam Veteran Luis Decker was out protesting for what he believes in as part of Occupy Laredo. Although this was his first time protesting, he's been glued to the movement created in New York. "I've been on the internet protesting every day since the Occupy Wall Street movement started."
Although the Occupy Laredo movement has only been going on for a week, people are starting to take notice. Colorful signs with meaningful messages lined Jarvis Plaza as they discuss their future plans and how they feel they can get back what they deserve. "If you are not rich, you should be here. If you are a working class person, be here. Get back your rights; get back your government."
TAMIU political science and history major Cesar Vanoye feels that in promoting awareness across town the protesters of Occupy Laredo can reach out to those who share the same frustration with the way things are going. "Our goal is to inform the community about contemporary, political, economic and social issues." Vanoye shares why he's so passionate about Occupy Laredo. "My house was almost lost at foreclosure a couple of weeks ago." He feels like no one will listen to him and this is a way to be heard. "I feel like there's people like me everywhere that can take part and can agree with some things we're trying to change."
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X-Laredo Onda said on Friday, Oct 28 at 9:29 AM
Yes,,, and we all know that movements are important in maintaining global regularity.
75995167TO JT said on Wednesday, Oct 26 at 9:17 AM
Typical Laredo try and be different than the population living here and get bashed why don't you go protest your views in this movement, that is why this movement is for so peeople like you can protest so everyone can see your views those people that are protesting I applaud them because they feel they really want to make chnge and a hanful of people here try and be part of a GLOBAL movement and you bash them, it's like everyone here eating tacos everyday and the one person who feels like a burger gets looked at as weird this is why the corruption here is so abundant cause people don't protest they just bash each other and the ones who bash are the real idiots that let the politicians step all over them. Have A Nice Day.
7588534899%er's speak for me said on Tuesday, Oct 25 at 1:21 PM
I support them 100%. Vote Obama..he's the one that has kept you safe. And, he's the one that is going green.
75843447Mexico ?? said on Tuesday, Oct 25 at 11:11 AM
It looks like your neighborhood in Nuevo Laredo Isn't X-Laredo Onda ??
75834178X-Laredo Onda said on Tuesday, Oct 25 at 7:31 AM
Still sounds like MEXICO!!
75822046Anonymous said on Tuesday, Oct 25 at 2:12 AM
JT, we are talking about the CEOs who make billions of dollars a year, which the majority arwe CEOs of oil companies and banks/financial firms. The facts are that 1% of the population earn 90% of the available income... We all live off the 10%, that is a heck of a lot of money they earn.
75816103X-Laredo Onda said on Monday, Oct 24 at 1:27 PM
Sounds kinda like MEXICO!
75787147sense said on Monday, Oct 24 at 10:38 AM
these people need to protest in front of the BIG GAME ROOMs. show the city that they need to stop taking $$$ under the table and fix this problem.
75777207lol you're funny said on Monday, Oct 24 at 10:33 AM
oh and pick up a dictionary and look up socialism or socialist and learn something new because someone said Obama is a socialist and you jumped on it like a mindless sheep without knowing what it means. ofcourse the top should pay more who has more to lose if a foreign power invades us, the poor with almost nothing or the rich with all thier assets. who uses more infastructure the poor that barely travel anywhere or the rich who use our roads for thier businsess.
75776903lol you're funny said on Monday, Oct 24 at 10:26 AM
Actually we've spent way more tax dollars on the wars Bush started and we spend way more giving foreign aid to countries like Pakistan that hide terrorist. You're complaining that our tax dollars are going to help our own citizens, you're funny dude. The money spent on medicaid and your so called entitlements is a drop in the bucket. yes the programs need to be adjusted against people that live off them for life and take advantage but they help fellow that are down and out cause of the economy bush destroyed by letting the top 1% send jobs oversees just to make thier record profits lol, you probably believe tax cuts to the top percent create jobs, hows that working out? you're either the top that has money or the idiot that believes everything the top says instead of researching yourself.
75776559JT said on Monday, Oct 24 at 8:50 AM
This nonsense was inspired by our socialist president and the liberal dame-crats with their class warfare rhetoric. Why aren't they protesting about the runaway entitlement spending? Why aren't they protesting that within 10 years 50% of the Texas budget will be consumed by Medicaid? Why don't they protest that the bottom 47% of income earners pay NO taxes, yet take all the benefits? Only the top 53% pay taxes. Instead of their 99% vs 1% claim, it actually is 53% who pay taxes vs 47% that don't pay a penny. How is that for financial inequality?
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