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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19th October 2011

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-25 years old -work full-time as an optician in NH (and I pay to renew my license every 2yrs, not my employer) -had to drop out of college, despite my grades, because I couldn’t AFFORD it (yeah, I got 1 loan, and after 4+ years of dutiful payments...

-25 years old
-work full-time as an optician in NH
(and I pay to renew my license every 2yrs, not my employer)
-had to drop out of college, despite my
grades, because I couldn’t AFFORD it
(yeah, I got 1 loan, and after 4+ years of dutiful
payments I’m only 26% paid off)
-opted out of health insurance this year because
I’m still paying off medical debt from 2+ years ago
(incurred when I HAD health insurance)
-living paycheck to paycheck even though I
work 40+ hrs/week & have no dependents
-won’t go to the doctor because I don’t want
to incur MORE medical debt
-would love to get married & start a family
but I’m terrified to in this economy

I’M *VERY LUCKY* I HAVE WHAT I HAVE,
BUT THIS IS *NOT* MY IDEA OF “THE AMERICAN
DREAM.” MY QUALITY OF LIFE SHOULD *NOT*
DEPEND ON THE WEIGHT OF MY WALLET!
THE *TIME* FOR *CHANGE* IS *NOW!*

I AM THE 99%!

Are you?

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