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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2nd October 2011

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Then… 15 years ago my mother owned a successful company. One of their biggest clients was Delta Airlines. 10 years ago my mom sold that company after Delta terminated it’s $1.6 Million contract due to lack of “financial resources”. My mom has been...

Then…
15 years ago my mother owned a successful company. One of their biggest clients was Delta Airlines. 
10 years ago my mom sold that company after Delta terminated it’s $1.6 Million contract due to lack of “financial resources”. My mom has been freelancing ever since. 
5 years ago I began my freshman year of college.

Now…
I am a recent college graduate and I want to apply to graduate school but I can’t afford it. I currently have a part time job making less than $10 an hour. I only work 3 days a week. I have $3,500 loan to pay off and I have about $102 left in my savings. In the end I will figure out a way to make things work. I am resourceful. I am still fortunate to have a roof over my head. Others are not so fortunate. 

By the way this past summer, Delta announced a $158 Million Quarterly Profit and $1.4 Billion Annual Profit  (not including special items). Yeah, some “lack of financial resources…" 

WE ARE THE 99%. WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. WE ARE THE PEOPLE UNITED AND WE CAN NEVER BE DIVIDED.  

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