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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9th October 2011

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20years ago I was a honor student with a Electronics degree in engineering. I worked in manufacturing. Back then I made $20-$22 an hour plus overtime. My last job offer was $9 an hour no overtime. I went into sales in the newspaper industry which is a dying dinosaur. No one buys advertising anymore. I am now back in college and it is soooo expensive today. My loans will be in excess of $100,000. The problem and why it will be so high? I transferred from Montana State to University Texas El Paso as a Junior. Texas won’t accept all my credits, i have to take Freshman classes that don’t make sense to me? My math, was pre-calculus, not accepted because this program has math that is specified for the UTEP degree. The same thing with my English Junior level did not transfer. I have to take art appreciation although I had 2 years drama from going to college 20 years ago. I transferred to be closer to my children and grandchildren. I don’t understand why the system is robbing me and financial aid so colleges can be choosy about their degree plans. It is not a good system to help people get ahead. 

20years ago I was a honor student with a Electronics degree in engineering. I worked in manufacturing. Back then I made $20-$22 an hour plus overtime. My last job offer was $9 an hour no overtime. I went into sales in the newspaper industry which is a dying dinosaur. No one buys advertising anymore. I am now back in college and it is soooo expensive today. My loans will be in excess of $100,000. The problem and why it will be so high? I transferred from Montana State to University Texas El Paso as a Junior. Texas won’t accept all my credits, i have to take Freshman classes that don’t make sense to me? My math, was pre-calculus, not accepted because this program has math that is specified for the UTEP degree. The same thing with my English Junior level did not transfer. I have to take art appreciation although I had 2 years drama from going to college 20 years ago. I transferred to be closer to my children and grandchildren. I don’t understand why the system is robbing me and financial aid so colleges can be choosy about their degree plans. It is not a good system to help people get ahead. 

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