Hannah Hecht's Blog

The Occupy Wall Street Movement works to point out the growing disparity between the rich and the poor. Their slogan, “We are the 99%” points out that only 1% of the people here in the US generate over 40% of the income. The movement hopes to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor in order to shift the balance of power.

While there is definitely an uneven distribution of wealth and power here in the US, I’m not completely sure that the Occupy Wall Street Movement’s goals are defined enough to help solve the problem. Maybe instead of simply exposing the facts that corporations and banks hold too much power, Occupy should look for governmental redistribution reforms, such as higher taxation on the rich. Reforms such as this would help to redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor and end poverty in the US.

Nevertheless, Occupy has been dominating the news and raising awareness across the globe. Occupy has shown exactly what people can accomplish when they come together for a common purpose.