Whether or not you believe the Occupy Wall Street protestors are correct or not, I see two things. There is economic imbalance in the United States and around the world and that it is extremely powerful when people work together to fight for a common cause.
Corporate greed is most likely going to be around forever. It is easy for those who are capable of taking more in order to improve their wealth to do so, even at the expense of others. There is not much anyone can do to convince the mega wealthy that they have too much surplus or that they do not deserve the amount that they earn, but hopefully the Occupy Wall Street movement will at least get the brains of the wealthy turning.
It is also to remember what the Occupy Wall Street protesters are saying about our own lives. It is likely that many of us, since we are college students, are not living in surplus, but if there comes a time when we are, to make good use of our own money and make sure we are not hoarding what we have.
It will be interesting to see what kind of changes will be implemented in result of these protestors. Great things happen when large groups of people come together, committed to a cause. Only time will tell what will happen because of the protests.
I agree with you, Katie. When people come together in great numbers for one cause, the power that they can have is great. It is true that people have already begun to notice that the Occupy Movement is gaining popularity. How long do you think that the movement will last and what, if anything, will be changed because of it?