We predicted the “Occupy” protests and expect them to grow

Morris Segall     

At the heart of the recent Occupy protests is a real belief that the American dream has been stolen away and that the playing field is no longer level. An SPG web article (“I Am Mad as Hell”) published on March 23, 2009 predicted as much. Economic and financial drivers are getting people out into the street as frustration and anger grows at the lack of progress being made in creating new jobs and growing income. But the political system is also being called into question as many contend that both the Democrats and Republicans are putting special interests and their own interests ahead of the public interest. That feeling will result in increasingly volatile elections in which no incumbents are safe.