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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29th October 2011

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I work “part-time” as an assistant manager at a retail store. Even though I work 37, 38, 39.5 hours a week I am not a salaried employee so I am not entitled to any benefits. When I reapplied for foodstamps I was told “I make too much”. Most of my...

I work “part-time” as an assistant manager at a retail store.  Even though I work 37, 38, 39.5 hours a week I am not a salaried employee so I am not entitled to any benefits.  When I reapplied for foodstamps I was told “I make too much”.  Most of my paycheck goes to helping my parents out, since I live with them, because I can’t afford to live on my own.  I also can’t afford to get sick, or hurt, or see a therapist for my depression.  I survive off of coffee and a piece of fruit most days.  Sometimes I have to hop the turnstile because I don’t have money to get to work.  I don’t see myself ever going back to school to finish my Bachelor’s in Sociology.  I started school with the hopes of finding a career where I can help people.  These days I can’t even help myself.

I am the 99 percent.

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