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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30th October 2011

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I’m 29, I have 2 Bachelors degrees and a highly specialized Master’s degree, and I’m working part-time for $8.50 an hour at a job I enjoy but has nothing to do with any of my training. I work 4 small side jobs that barely bring in anything, so I...

I’m 29, I have 2 Bachelors degrees and a highly specialized Master’s degree, and I’m working part-time for $8.50 an hour at a job I enjoy but has nothing to do with any of my training.  I work 4 small side jobs that barely bring in anything, so I can’t afford rent.  Luckily, my parents were able to buy me an old mobile home so I could live on the family land rent-free.  I have student loan debt of $65,000 that’s fortunately in deferment for now because I’m on the income-contingent repayment plan, but when my income improves my payment will skyrocket. I have old credit card debt I’ve been trying to pay off for years, but I’ve been told repeatedly that I’m overqualified and underexperienced for any job I can apply for so I can only make the minimum payment.  I haven’t had health insurance in 4 years, but I’m lucky to not have any major health problems yet and I don’t have children to worry about.

I’m one of the lucky ones.  I have a roof over my head, food in the cupboard, stable health, and a job I enjoy that has room for advancement but is tied directly to the local economy so it won’t get better until people can spend more.  I’m very fortunate to have what I do but furious that I have no control over my economic future, no matter how hard I work.

I am the 99%.

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