Tuesday, November 22, 2011

18 Goals For Occupy Movements

     Occupy Movements are being criticized for not stating goals.  Here are 18 goals most people can agree with.   Let's start publicizing some subset of them.

     For detailed information on each goal, see "Justification of Goals For Occupy Movements"


  1. Repeal Glass-Steagall.      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_steagall
  2. Breakup Too Big To Fail Banks.   Too Big To Fail is Too Big To Exist
  3. Prohibit Bankster bonuses for bank execs receiving TARP money
  4. Confiscate bonuses for Freddie and Fannie execs
  5. Jail Banksters, not Occupiers
  6. Disallow all lobbying.
  7. Disallow lobbyists and corporations from writing Federal Legislation
  8. Disallow campaign contributions by Corporations
  9. Restore Reagan Tax Brackets
  10. Set Term Limits for Congress
  11. Disallow Congress from approving pay raises for themselves.
  12. Outlaw insider trading by members of Congress 
  13. Give Congress the same health care as Medicare
  14. Give members of Congress retirement packages comparable to private enterprise.       
  15. Prohibit CEOs on the Fed from voting on issues related to their companies. 
  16. Tax outlandish Golden Parachutes at 90%.
  17. Cut Defense Spending in half and fund programs that benefit ordinary Americans
  18. Remove US troops from 75 of the 150 countries where now stationed

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