The Occupy Wall Street movement that began in September took up much of the news for its roughly two months of existence. It prompted discussion by politicians, businessmen, students, and many other people around the world for its protest aimed towards Wall Street (and business) rather than the the traditional protest against government. I personally had several discussions about the movement with friends, saw the actual Occupy Wall Street protesters on my trip to New York (passing on a bike), and gave a speech on the topic in a campus wide university debate discussing whether the movement would bring positive results. For now, it seems the movement has died (or is in the process of doing so) among questions over the safety of the protesters' encampments and violence that broke out in several occupy cities. As the debate dies down, the members of the 1% have lilkely began to calm down after being vilified for their role in the American economy. Michael Lewis*, the famous author and financial journalist has written a hilarious satire article for Bloomberg from the point of view of the 1%. He incorporates recent events into his exaggerated representation of the "ONEers" and how they view their role as the rich in the world.
* Michael Lewis is a favorite author of mine for his interesting, but funny style. I recommend two of his books that I have read for anyone looking to gain an insight into the financial industry without being bored by textbook style writing (Liar's Poker and The Big Short).
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