Greed Is Good?

Remember when you were a kid and you wanted something you couldn’t have? Maybe it was some candy or a new toy that just hit the shelves, but someone said “no,” causing you to pout or go into a tantrum.

Now I’m not saying that the men and women in the Occupy Wall Street protests are like children, trying to gain something they can’t have. All I’m saying that it is highly unlikely that protestors are going to get the corporate owners to break their habits. 

It’s simply all just comes down to greed, and it seems that there is no end in sight.

After reading about all this Occupy Wall Street stuff, the first thing that came to my mind was the movie “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” starring Shia Labeouf, and the parallels that show up.

In the movie, Labeouf’s character tries to take down a corporation who had a part in taking down his own. Towards the end of the movie, Labeouf’s character brings to light some of the dishonest practices that the Churchill Schwartz investing firm took part in, which included making bad investments and expecting the government to bail them out.

The government needs to step in and find a way to stop these businessmen from taking all these bonuses and expecting the government to bail them out while the regular folks see no money from the profits some of these corporations are generating.

In the 25^th day of the Occupy Wall Street movement, protestors are, however, getting more recognition for their cause. Some may criticize OWS protestors for not having a defined set of demands (something I too had trouble finding), but is that really such a bad thing?

Organizers of the protest made it known that one of their goals is to keep the protest going for two months, and it seems their on their way to meet that goal.

The longer this protest lasts, the more people it can potentially reach. This movement also gives those without a voice a way to channel their efforts along with those in similar situations. If Occupy Wall Street continues to grow, who’s to say that they can’t achieve a better financial situation for the entire nation as opposed to just a measly 1% reaping all the benefits.

In an article found on cnn.com its states that, “ Occupy Wall Street’s real goal has always been simple: Draw focus to the concerns -- and anger -- many Americans have about the country's growing economic gap, plant the seed of an organized voice, and let the protest evolve naturally.”

While we may not see change right away, it is certainly a step in the right direction.