Has the Occupy movement now been vindicated? (poll)

[frazzled]

14. Not really, since it was about 35 years late ...

in addressing the issues.

We were beginning to talk about income and wealth inequality back in the 80s, during the Reagan administration, when many of the practices and laws that have led to the current situation came into play, and continued after. We were talking about the financial industry and its deregulation back during the Clinton administration. Nobody talked about anything during the GW Bush administration—which is really odd, if you ask me.

It would have been better if everyone had sat up and taken notice back when we could have done something to PREVENT the financial collapse that occurred in 2008 and the already accomplished wealth concentration that exists now. The slogan made people sit up finally, which is a good thing--but it was decades late in coming, and the organization itself was not in the least bit capable of addressing real policy. It was a mess. Railing against the 1% is not particularly useful. Enacting laws (which the Dodd-Frank bill provides a good start) is.