I spoke with a thirty-something mother of two residing in suburban New Jersey about the Occupy Wall Street movement.
She was disgusted by their antics. "Our business failed, our house was foreclosed on, we lost everything and you don't see us blaming someone else for it!" she exclaimed. "It's about personal responsibility!"
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