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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27th October 2011

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“I am 25 years old. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2008. I moved into my sister and brother-in-law’s 1 BR apartment in NYC to look for work. After 1 year of job searching I only landed temp/freelance jobs or unpaid internships. I applied...
I am 25 years old. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2008. I moved into my sister and brother-in-law’s 1 BR apartment in NYC to look for work. After 1 year of job searching I only landed temp/freelance jobs or unpaid internships. I applied everywhere including Rite Aid, restaurants, McDonalds, etc. I had to go on food stamps to be able to eat. I am over 20k in student loan debt, and don’t have the option of moving in with my parents. My sister kicked me out because she was no longer able to support me and was afraid the landlord might evict her if he found out I was living there. I moved in with my boyfriend and we barely made ends meet in 2009. It took him one year to find a good job (paid time off and benefits) with a Master’s degree. Despite all this I know I am one of the lucky ones.
I worked 2009-2010 a total of 3 jobs, none of which paid well or gave me benefits, and I didn’t need a degree to work there. I was laid off from all of them because they could no longer afford to pay me. In 2011 I have had some freelance work, but not enough to support myself. If it wasn’t for unemployment I’d be unable to pay my bills. My unemployment runs out at the end of this year. 
I never had health insurance and am deathly afraid of getting sick. I have never owned a car because I can’t afford it. I don’t have credit cards because I know they will put me in more debt.  
I’m terrified of what will happen to me if I don’t land a job by 2012.
Yet I’m happy to know I’m not alone.   
I am the 99%.
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