The mayor of L.A., Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, stated that OWS “awakened the country’s conscience.” Despite this fact he wants them evacuated by Monday 12:01 am and called for OWS to move on to sign more people and spread the message. The mayor gave no indication where he would like them to move on too, or how to spread the message but he wants the grass at city hall restored.

Disillusioned as it seems, I agree and I don’t agree. I think the OWS protesters have a right to keep peacefully assembling as long as no one is threatened by their presence. The biggest issue I have in this current state of affairs is that it feels like corporations control our politicians through lobbying efforts. OWS should focus attention and protest against corporate lobbying, corporate interests and ask for the resignation of wallstreet officials. OWS should also protest foreign owned interest in America, especially against any increase in foreign owned debt. I call this the “Fleecing of America”

With those priorities in order I believe the movement will be much more successful, however I am in no place to judge as I have not been out there protesting with the movement. My question is does the mayor have any political interest against occupy wallstreet?

I really started putting a lot of thought into this whole occupy movement. I love the idea behind it, there is a true separation of wealth classes in this country and that needs to even out. The question is, when do we know occupy wallstreet and the occupy movements have become a success? The protesters are practicing peaceful occupation which I 100% support and agree with, but what is the real outcome? The movement is not to impeach/recount/or ask politicians to resign. It’s more about strength in numbers - we are tired of the separation of the classes, wealth struggles. No jobs, high student loans .. maybe I am missing something.

Its decentralized so there is no real “head” of the movement. Which further makes me believe that the people in the movement itself wont know if it has reached it’s successful point. I encourage more companies to feed / clothe / offer to help the protesters because everyone has the right to assemble peacefully. Unless wallstreet execs resign (which I doubt they will), I do not see Wallstreet changing. Politicians will start using the movement as an excuse to be elected. There has to be a point where people should be able to say, we made a difference, I have yet to see this happen except the talk on radio and tv with economic policies and beliefs, but no real suggestion on a “fix.”

The greatest benefit I see to the movement so far is that it has probably connected people on a social level, expanded friendships, encouraged and help support the local economy where these people are protesting all across America. I imagine, food sales, clothes sales, etc have increased due to the number of people. Capitalism is broken. Everyone argues a free market economy is the solution, free up the market more etc. I dont think with all the abuses of copyright law, patent laws and trade mark laws we’ll ever truly see the idea of a free market economy. It is heavily regulated to prevent infringement on multi billion dollar corporations. The real reason why Capitalism is broken is because of greed. Where there is Capitalism there will be greed, if its regulated in favor of companies over people, then people already lost. It needs to be re-evaluated, and regulated by the people and for the people, not against the people.

My minor solution to bring jobs back to America, tax companies so much for off-shoring labor to compensate for unemployment rates and welfare. Make it cheaper and more desiring for companies to bring these jobs back to America. American cannot compete with child labor unless we make some regulations against off-shoring it to countries that accept it as a way of life. Remember for the people and of the people… not for the corporations. That’s how we know we won.