re: #27 Killgore Trout

Uh, no. There are a few unemployed people and homeless but the activists are fairly well off and young. They can afford to take a few weeks off from their normal responsibilities (whatever those may be) and camp in parks for extended periods of time. Most real unemployed people are trying hard to find jobs, feed their children, keep their housing, etc and don;t have time to hang out in a park with a 24 hour drum circle. These protesters all have homes waiting for them when they leave. It’s a hobby/vacation not a serious collection of people having a hard time.

Do you actually know this based on some data, or is this just what your gut tells you?

You said the campsites attract a lot of criminals, addicts, mentally ill, etc. I would guess that the Hoovervilles did as well. I’m not up on the demographics of the protesters. How can you be so sure none of them are struggling at a time when most Americans are struggling?…you know, worst economy in 80 years and all. Maybe you could post a link.

As for the “real unemployed” we have an effective unemployment rate of around 20% because so many people have given up looking for jobs. Those people often don’t have homes to go back to, and if they do they’re not sure how much longer they’ll be able to keep them.