Occupy Wall Street

    One of the most widely covered news stories in North America right now is the Occupy Wall Street movement taking place in the USA. The Occupy Wall Street movement is a protest designed to bring awareness to big companies and executives holding the majority of the wealth in the country while the average american is left struggling to make ends meets in a down economy. I find this protest to be very similar to the protests of the 1970s, when people grouped together to hand out food and clothing. The general goal of the protests were to help out the less fortunate, show the big companies that money isn't everything, and that everyone works together the world can be a better place. While I agree that trying to make the world a better place is a noble goal, I do not agree with the Occupy Wall Street movement entirely. Even though it is a good thing for people to stand up for themselves and demand change, they also need to understand that the richest 1% of Americans do not have to share their wealth with the rest of the country. That is part of the benefit of the capitalist society. Through years of hard work, determination and careful planning, a few individuals have been able to make themselves considerably wealthy, and there is nothing wrong with that. Is it fair that 1% of the population in the states holds the majority of the wealth, probably not. But that being said, there is nothing stopping any of the protesters from being just as successful as any one of the big company executives they are protesting. It may talk a little work, and a little time, but anyone has the potential to create for themselves wealth equal the largest companies in the USA.