We are the 99 percent. We are getting kicked out of our homes. We are forced to choose between groceries and rent. We are denied quality medical care. We are suffering from environmental pollution. We are working long hours for little pay and no rights, if we're working at all. We are getting nothing while the other 1 percent is getting everything. We are the 99 percent.

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ATTENTION: Documentary filmmaker Bobbi Jo Hart is looking to connect with people who have submitted their stories to We Are the 99 Percent. She would like to bring your stories to life in a new feature documentary film. You can contact her directly at bobbigotgame@hotmail.com if you would like to know more and explore being interviewed on camera.

2nd October 2011

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I’m 41 years old and wanted to be a teacher. Bachelor’s degree, 3.95 GPA, couldn’t afford more student loans. 100k in student loan debt, 15k in credit card debt. In 2011, I hope to make $8,000 a year. I’m lucky in that I run a small shop in a state where progressive policies have provided some (if limited) options for people with no health insurance. Can’t afford to hire anyone around here though, so I work 7 days a week, 12 to 14 hours a day with no holidays and no sick days. I’ve been working approximately 90 hours a week, 52 weeks a year since 2006. I’m grateful to have a job at all. If business is good, I can make up to $20 a day (roughly $1.50 an hour). If business is bad, I don’t get paid. Since I can’t afford an apartment, I live illegally at work. Friends are kind enough to help out with leftover food when they can. Will likely never be able to afford marriage, childred, house, but maybe a used car someday! I’m neither irresponsible, nor lazy, nor foolish. I’m just the 99%.

I’m 41 years old and wanted to be a teacher. Bachelor’s degree, 3.95 GPA, couldn’t afford more student loans. 100k in student loan debt, 15k in credit card debt. In 2011, I hope to make $8,000 a year. I’m lucky in that I run a small shop in a state where progressive policies have provided some (if limited) options for people with no health insurance. Can’t afford to hire anyone around here though, so I work 7 days a week, 12 to 14 hours a day with no holidays and no sick days. I’ve been working approximately 90 hours a week, 52 weeks a year since 2006. I’m grateful to have a job at all. If business is good, I can make up to $20 a day (roughly $1.50 an hour). If business is bad, I don’t get paid. Since I can’t afford an apartment, I live illegally at work. Friends are kind enough to help out with leftover food when they can. Will likely never be able to afford marriage, childred, house, but maybe a used car someday! I’m neither irresponsible, nor lazy, nor foolish. I’m just the 99%.

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