I am the 99%
I am fortunate enough to have a job. After paying crèche fees and other regular expenses, I had maybe €300 ($415) a month for luxuries and irregular necessities. I got by, reasonably comfortably, because I live rent free with family.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, some people with monthly incomes higher than my yearly salary, made some bad business decisions. They made investments that promised returns so high that they had to be risky. And when those investments failed, because there were banks involved, my government stepped in and stopped those people from losing their invested money. They bailed out the banks and I am paying for it and my son will pay for it when he grows up. The odds are high that his children will too.
Because of the debt my government have gotten us into, I now pay the 'Universal Social Charge'. This is a tax which is calculated on gross income and paid along with all kinds of other taxes and often by people who are exempt from those taxes. I pay close to €150 ($200) a month and I can barely get by on what I have left. There is a budget coming and I expect to be expected to pay more.
I AM THE 99%. WHY AM I PAYING THE GAMBLING DEBTS OF THE 1%?
Occupy everywhere.