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[arethinn]

http://howconservativesdrovemeaway.blogspot.com/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-vs-tea-party.html

"Occupy Wall Street, at its core, is a reaction to the increasing power and influence of large corporations. The Tea Party, at its core, is a reaction to the government's constant interference with private enterprise. But wait a minute—aren't those things connected? [...] Yeah, I'm oversimplifying, but only a little. The greatest threat to our economy is neither corporations nor the government. The greatest threat to our economy is both of them working together."

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[elf]

It's *mostly* correct. Except "large corporations" really needs to mention "banks." Which are large corporations... but the OWS crowd is not protesting Disney, Time-Warner & Mattel as much as Wells Fargo, JPMorgan and the Federal Reserve.

I do notice the media trying to shift the focus from "banks" to "corporations," which is understandable, if annoying. Corporate greed & corruption are easy to understand--and easy to suggest fixes for. Economic mismanagement is complicated and fuzzy--and potential fixes include "change the way money works in the US," which is scary.