The bottom 90% versus the top 1%
A movement against social and economic inequality worldwide that was established on the 17th day of September 2011 in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
What’s the problem?
ECONOMIC DISPARITY
CORPORATE GREED
CORPORATE INFLUENCE
The 99% are burdened with financial strains, while the 1% keep getting wealthier.
Today, an average American works 80% more than 30 years ago for only 7% more pay. Conversely, the average CEO earns 350 times an average worker.
Unemployment rates are skyrocketing.
“We are the 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%. WE ARE THE 99% and WE WILL NO LONGER REMAIN SILENT. ”
What’s the plan?
To occupy together and “take the bull by the horns.“
The mantras of grievances voiced by the 99%:
Tax the Greedy, Feed the Needy
Foreclose on Banks NOT People
People Before Profits
Eat the Rich
End the War on the Poor
Human Need Over Corporate Greed
Lost My Job, Found this Occupation.
THE MOVEMENT’S CALL TO OCCUPY:
The Occupy Movement in NYC becomes official after being accepted by the NYC General Assembly.
Relationship between Housing and the Economy of the Bronx
Co-op City, Bronx: The largest cooperative housing development in the world, located in the Baychester section of the Bronx. Formerly known as, Freedomland, an amusement park. The transition from Freedomland to Co-op City was an attempt to boost the city’s economy. The question is, was it effective?
Why construct Co-op City?
Initially started in 1966 and finished in 1973, this development was home to mainly median income families. At the time of its construction, the economic status of the Bronx was poor, hence the need for affordable housing.
Is Co-op City really beneficial for the Bronx?
This development requires thousands of dollars each year just in repairs due to its construction on a swampy foundation. Are its affordable housing prices actually benefitting the economy? Or is all of the debt that its renovations accumulate ruining its goal?
