The Occupy Wall Street Protests that started in September 2011 & and then spread across the nation have highlighted ongoing problems of massive unemployment & income inequality in the U.S. Elected officials, various members of the news media, & even a few of my own friends have mocked this movement. I believe that it is possible to find a different story for every day of the year that answers "Why They Occupy".
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
$10,000 Mitt Romney Policy Roundtables
Mitt Romney met with wealthy supporters who last week to discuss policy ideas with those who donated at least $10,000. They talked about energy, education, international relations, and healthcare among others. In other words, he is selling policymaking to the upper part of the Top 1% and ignoring the ideas of average Americans. For example, Dominion Power CEO Thomas Farrell was present and likely discussed what American energy policy should be. L.E. Simmons, another wealthy donor, has experience with private equity investments in energy and likely gave Romney ideas on both financial and energy policy.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/02/11/422858/romney-10k-policy-roundtables/
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/romney-holds-a-policy-round-table-but-attendees-must-raise-10000/
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