"All the %'s, WTF": My two cents on the Occupy Movement
So, I don't work too far from Wall Street, and I'm hearing all this commotion about protesters getting arrested left and right; the "1% and the 99%"; and now it's "the 57% and the 43%"...GEE WIZ!!!
It's amazing what can creep in your backyard, and go right under your nose. But it's safe to say, we no longer live in the "United [Safe] of America" where we live out the American Dream (whatever that is), kiss our wives on our way out the house, punch our clocks at work, and come home to take Saturday and Sunday off, and do it all over again the next week. THIS SHIT IS COMING HOME PEOPLE.
The turmoil in the world we conveniently surveyed on the news within the comfort of our picketed fences is now staring us in the face, and we can't look away anymore like we used to; namely starting since 9/11. It was only a matter of time. And it will only be a matter of time when enough people get angry enough about there "American Nightmares" and start "knocking on your doors"...if you know what I mean.
WOOSAAAAAAH!!!
But as I've studied and experienced money, I've come to profound understandings and have learned to transcend my emotionalism. You see, the difference between Economics and Finance is, Economics teaches you to look at the big picture when it comes to money and your decision making. In laymen, how the way you spend money affects the way you live, and vice versa. In Finance, you are solely making decisions based on an output of numbers, solely for the sake of increasing the positivity in your bottom line; irregardless of the affect on lives.
Sad to say, most businesses operate in a Financial fashion as opposed to an Economic. Not to say that there is anything wrong with such practice, being that increasing gain is how a business entity is designed to thrive, initially. So the question of greed in this case can be quite subjective.
The thing is, it's not that corporations and politicians don't care about you. It's just that, in most cases, they can't afford to care. I know, I know, it would be nice for everything to be fair and equal (trust me I've gotten the short end of the stick plenty), but capitalism just doesn't work that way. They can't give handouts to everyone, and believe it or not, they did do you a big favor by bailing out those banks (in the bigger picture).
I know, I know, you're not asking for a handout, you just want things to be fair and reasonable...I'll say it again, capitalism just doesn't work that way. For every winner, there are losers. And in this economy, it just so happens that these winners' wealth alone quantifies for the amount of losers. Though it may seem lopsided quantitatively, it's pretty balanced qualitatively.
Alot of this, so-called, 1% were, at one point in time, apart of the 99%, believe it or not. They just took ADVANTAGE of the capitalist structure and CHOSE to be winners. Those are the key words...ADVANTAGE and CHOICE. As fucked up as the economy is, YOU STILL HAVE A CHOICE, and you can choose to take ADVANTAGE of opportunities that present themselves to you (no matter how small) as long as you are prepared for them. ADVANTAGE, CHOICE, PREPARATION, and OPPORTUNITY.
Joining a bandwagon won't change anything, it will only make it worse. But I guess it has to get worse before it gets better.
Prosperity Unlimited LLC. Showing you the money you never knew you had.
It's amazing what can creep in your backyard, and go right under your nose. But it's safe to say, we no longer live in the "United [Safe] of America" where we live out the American Dream (whatever that is), kiss our wives on our way out the house, punch our clocks at work, and come home to take Saturday and Sunday off, and do it all over again the next week. THIS SHIT IS COMING HOME PEOPLE.
The turmoil in the world we conveniently surveyed on the news within the comfort of our picketed fences is now staring us in the face, and we can't look away anymore like we used to; namely starting since 9/11. It was only a matter of time. And it will only be a matter of time when enough people get angry enough about there "American Nightmares" and start "knocking on your doors"...if you know what I mean.
WOOSAAAAAAH!!!
But as I've studied and experienced money, I've come to profound understandings and have learned to transcend my emotionalism. You see, the difference between Economics and Finance is, Economics teaches you to look at the big picture when it comes to money and your decision making. In laymen, how the way you spend money affects the way you live, and vice versa. In Finance, you are solely making decisions based on an output of numbers, solely for the sake of increasing the positivity in your bottom line; irregardless of the affect on lives.
Sad to say, most businesses operate in a Financial fashion as opposed to an Economic. Not to say that there is anything wrong with such practice, being that increasing gain is how a business entity is designed to thrive, initially. So the question of greed in this case can be quite subjective.
The thing is, it's not that corporations and politicians don't care about you. It's just that, in most cases, they can't afford to care. I know, I know, it would be nice for everything to be fair and equal (trust me I've gotten the short end of the stick plenty), but capitalism just doesn't work that way. They can't give handouts to everyone, and believe it or not, they did do you a big favor by bailing out those banks (in the bigger picture).
I know, I know, you're not asking for a handout, you just want things to be fair and reasonable...I'll say it again, capitalism just doesn't work that way. For every winner, there are losers. And in this economy, it just so happens that these winners' wealth alone quantifies for the amount of losers. Though it may seem lopsided quantitatively, it's pretty balanced qualitatively.
Alot of this, so-called, 1% were, at one point in time, apart of the 99%, believe it or not. They just took ADVANTAGE of the capitalist structure and CHOSE to be winners. Those are the key words...ADVANTAGE and CHOICE. As fucked up as the economy is, YOU STILL HAVE A CHOICE, and you can choose to take ADVANTAGE of opportunities that present themselves to you (no matter how small) as long as you are prepared for them. ADVANTAGE, CHOICE, PREPARATION, and OPPORTUNITY.
Joining a bandwagon won't change anything, it will only make it worse. But I guess it has to get worse before it gets better.
Prosperity Unlimited LLC. Showing you the money you never knew you had.
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