What is Occupy Wallstreet?

[kandrathe]

...looking at the first couple pages of the document you provided, it seems to more or less be echoing...

Yeah, no. Maybe reading comprehension is more difficult after midnight.

As an example, "Economic growth resulted in rising incomes for most taxpayers over the period from 1996 to 2005. Median incomes of all taxpayers increased by 24 percent after adjusting for inflation. The real incomes of two-thirds of all taxpayers increased over this period. In addition, the median incomes of those initially in the lower income groups increased more than the median incomes of those initially in the higher income groups."

I underlined the portions you may have missed in that bullet point.

Also you might note, "Among those with the very highest incomes in 1996 – the top 1/100 of 1 percent – only 25 percent remained in this group in 2005. Moreover, the median real income of these taxpayers declined over this period." and "Roughly half of taxpayers who began in the bottom income quintile in 1996 moved up to a higher income group by 2005."

If you look at Table 1, it is "Self Evident" that you are more likely to go up, rather than go down.

To be born from the "right" parents being that much of a factor in determining your place in life, before taking everything else into account, is not a good look.

Right, like say Herman Cain's parents who instilled in him a work ethic, and themselves worked very hard to get him the right education, and opportunities to be successful. As opposed to an addict, who has 20 children to collect the AFDC to support her meth habit.

Your logic implies that those born into poverty have the same life chances as those born into the middle class or those in capitalist class, which is simply not true.

Wouldn't you say that by implementing structures, such as free public education, Pell grants, and need based financial aid, that we are doing quite a bit to level the playing field?

Again, if it were, our poverty rate wouldn't be 40%, and the class disparities would be far less pronounced than they are.

The poverty rate in 2010 was 15.1%. In 2009, it was 14.3%. In 2000, it was 11.3%. In 1993, it was 15.1%. Where do you get your numbers? Moreover, for comparison, our darling Denmark had a 12.1% poverty rate in 2007.

My mom works hard as hell, and has for 25 years, much harder than many people who have more money than her who never lifted a finger in their life. Again, capitalism chooses winners and losers at random, it is like flipping a coin to determine who gets what and when.

No, it's not random. Your mom maybe isn't investing her earnings in those things that would lift her station. My dad was the same. He drove long haul semi-trucks 5 days a week, and ran a farm. He just never invested in anything that grew in value (except our farm, and that was just luck).

Blah, blah, blah... Meaning I see the world for how it really is, and I don't have rose colored glasses distorting my vision.

Or, facts to back up your rantings. You have the certainty of your convictions, without the frivolity of any solid evidential foundations to base them upon.