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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I am 20 years old. I am a first generation college student. My parents have lived paycheck to paycheck my entire life. They weren’t able to save for my college education (or medical bills or unemployment). I will have over $40,000 in debt by next May...

I am 20 years old. I am a first generation college student. My parents have lived paycheck to paycheck my entire life. They weren’t able to save for my college education (or medical bills or unemployment).  I will have over $40,000 in debt by next May when I graduate. I do not have faith I will find a job that will allow me to live and pay off my debt. I attend a public school in-state with financial aid. My mother has been unemployed since May.  We didn’t have health insurance for a majority of this year.  I am part of the working class. I am constantly worried my father will wear himself out. He has a medical condition that makes heavy lifting very dangerous. He does it anyway because it’s all he has.  We are not lazy.  We are struggling and losing. We are the 99%

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