Paul Jacob hit the nail on the head with his Common Sense commentary today. He points out that the consistency in their views about big business and big banks is in the fact that it all points to more government control of the economy. He notes the fact that so many of the protesters, despite the alleged disdain for big business and big banks, think that the bailouts of 2008 and 2009 were a good thing. Jacob notes that:
Leaning left, 99 percenters are committed to government management of the economy. And that includes bailing out unsuccessful rich folks as well as the unsuccessful poor and middle-class folks.
Were they really against inequality, wouldn’t they be happy now that the wealthy have taken a hit, and income inequality has been reduced? At least to a small, Schadenfreude extent?
Apparently, government being in control is the real bedrock issue. For X percent, anyway, X representing a shockingly high number of protestors.
