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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14th October 2011

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I am a software engineer. When I started working in 1985 I had nothing but $10,000 in student loan debt and a used Toyota Tercel my mother gave me as a college-graduation gift. I have gotten lucky and made money on stock at two start-ups; when George W. Bush took office, my net worth exceeded $10 million. That had shrunk to about $4 million when he left, roughly where it stands today. I own two homes. I drive a Porsche 911. My family has excellent health insurance. I have given each of my three children enough money to get through college debt-free. My wife (of 25 years) has never had to work. I own 4 two-bedroom apartments and 4 three-bedroom townhouses that I rent out. I have a mortgage on one of my homes for the tax deduction, the other properties I own free-and-clear. I have no debt beyond the one mortgage. I still work as an engineer, earning $140,000 per year. All told, in 2010 I made $200,621 in salary, interest, dividends, and rent. My federal income tax on this money was $2,196. Strangely, even with all this, I am the 99%. To qualify for the 1% I would need to have made 70% more than I did. I’m not even close. occupywallst.org

I am a software engineer. When I started working in 1985 I had nothing but $10,000 in student loan debt and a used Toyota Tercel my mother gave me as a college-graduation gift.

I have gotten lucky and made money on stock at two start-ups; when George W. Bush took office, my net worth exceeded $10 million. That had shrunk to about $4 million when he left, roughly where it stands today.

I own two homes. I drive a Porsche 911. My family has excellent health insurance. I have given each of my three children enough money to get through college debt-free. My wife (of 25 years) has never had to work.

I own 4 two-bedroom apartments and 4 three-bedroom townhouses that I rent out. I have a mortgage on one of my homes for the tax deduction, the other properties I own free-and-clear. I have no debt beyond the one mortgage.

I still work as an engineer, earning $140,000 per year.

All told, in 2010 I made $200,621 in salary, interest, dividends, and rent.

My federal income tax on this money was $2,196.

Strangely, even with all this, I am the 99%. To qualify for the 1% I would need to have made 70% more than I did. I’m not even close.

occupywallst.org

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