We are the 99%

One reason the Occupy Movement continues to inspire people and gain support in this country and around the world is that it’s based on truth.

There’s a vast gulf between the 1% who control the world’s wealth and the 99% who produce it.

Even if we’ve never studied political economy, we feel instinctively that we’re part of the 99% and we want to stand with them.

And even if we, personally, can’t camp out in Westlake Plaza or Zucotti Park, we can “occupy” where we actually are – our jobs, our unions, our community centers, our churches – and speak out for our needs, the needs of the 99%.

We have plenty of work that needs doing in this country and millions looking for full-time work. We could use the money being made on Wall Street and in corporate boardrooms across the country to put people back to work, and to strengthen our social safety net for those who can’t work or have retired.

The Retiree Advocate has a role to play. Every month we provide news and hard-hitting analysis to clarify the needs of the 99% and expose the machinations of the 1%.

Will you help us?

If you’re not yet a PSARA member, please join us! Help us give PSARA a strong voice.

If you are a member, please renew your membership. And invite your neighbors and friends to join us as well.

After all, we are the 99%. If we’re informed and organized, no one can stop us.