Occupy Movement Research Paper

The Occupy Movement On September 2011, hundreds of protestors from Zuccotti Park in New York started the Occupy Movement (Van, 2011). The reasons behind the protest were unknown to many even to those who had close friends from the members. The movement was, however, capable of spreading very first and within no time, they let their agendas to be known to general public. They had been protesting against the economic and social inequality which had caused many Americans to suffer. According to Kern and Nam (2013), the movement was also protesting against the corruption and the greed that had engulfed leadership roles in the United States. The movement can be said to be driven by the major goal of pushing for an accountable government to the citizens which was also free from the corporate influence. Through the movement, the long-overdue issues that had remained unaddressed and unspoken of were brought to the table. The fact that the movement spread fast within a short period proved that the majority of citizens were not satisfied with the manner that the government was running its affairs. Corporate influence had been and is still a major …show more content…
This is not only in the United States where the movement had roots but also in other developed and developing nations. The generation will also be in a position to understand the causes and the people behind the huge government debt that is caused by the fewer upper-class citizens. Armed with this knowledge, they can push the government and other agencies that will fight for the equality of all. This is one of the effective ways to control the mortgage companies, financial institutions and banks that have been targeting the middle class and exploiting them beyond imaginable levels. These institutions primarily achieve this goal through the unfair tax policies as well as other additional fees for the services