Why I support the 99% and the OWS movement.

1.  No other country pays their executives like American companies. Look at Toyota. They have been kicking Ford's butts for decades and yet the Toyota CEO was paid $900,000 in 2008 and Ford's got $187 MILLION! What makes us think we can have a sustainabl­e economy if we're paying our CEOs 200% more than the foreign competitor­s that are out performing them? Japan has a 30% flat corp tax and we all know American corps aren't paying anywhere close to the 35% corp rate after all their Bush Tax Cuts. Japan also has free basic medical care for it's people, yet we keep hearing the corporate whiners claiming taxes are killing them and they need less regulation­. What a load of BS! I'm crying a river for the rich man.

2.  "Job creators" is the second biggest lie ever perpetrate­d on the American public, right behind "Trickle-d­own" economics. Of course, the goals of both are the same: Enrich the rich and obliterate democracy.

3.  There are lots of people who still have jobs, and homes and cars and whose kids are in college etc. who do not, yet, consider themselves hard done by. That is mainly because to date they have some isolation from the economic downturn. Their turn will come and they will join those protesting­, if not in body at least in mind. Eventually the movement will develop a common goal and focus on achieving that goal. When they have the organizati­on and support necessary to call say a national strike and have it happen, then they will become a power and politicall­y minded people (shudder) will flock to their banner. Not until. Fragmentat­ion, divide and conquer remain the strength behind the establishm­ent an a myriad of issues currently hold sway.

4.  I feel sometimes like those in the middle class don't actually comprehend the kind of wealth enjoyed at the very top... they see the Kardhashia­n's and the Paris Hiltons, and they believe this is the top. But they never see the super yachts (larger than many military vehicles) - with the heli-pads on top; the private islands, the 20 homes scattered around the globe... nor do they have the experience to know that frankly, the more money one makes the less work one actually performs.

5.  If you work hard and go to school you may feel insulated from these issues. I promise you that soon you will see the light when your middle class lifestyle is gone. The American dream used to be accomplished by hard work and sacrifice. Not anymore. Soon all of the middle class will become worker bees and like it.  Who cares if a few lazy people support OWS. The goals of OWS are to protect the middle class working Americans. They do not want to save social programs like welfare. Their aim is to save programs that workers already have their money invested in like Medicare and SSI.  I know some of you feel safe and insulated from bad times but just wait and see what the future holds for you. America is still a wealthy country and it is not too late to fix these economic problems. Soon it will be.  We need to get our health care spending under control and pay people a fair wage for their work. We don't need food stamps and welfare programs. We need to stop the income gap from getting larger. There is only so much of a pie to go around.