> The fact that The Times has now joined President Obama in supporting OWS
> shouldn't be too much of a surprise. OWS has been a property of note for the
> Punditocracy for at least a week now. And the hirer up the media food chain
> the editorials get the more reformist they become:
>
> "There are plenty of policy goals to address the grievances of the protesters
> ‹ including lasting foreclosure relief, a financial transactions tax, greater
> legal protection for workers¹ rights, and more progressive taxation. The
> country needs a shift in the emphasis of public policy from protecting the
> banks to fostering full employment, including public spending for job creation
> and development of a strong, long-term strategy to increase domestic
> manufacturing."
How about "return bankruptcy protections for student loans"? It's amazing how nobody talks about this, yet, depending on how you look at it, it could be a very quick way to improve the lot of the young generation or a very simple way to buy off about half of the protestors on Wall Street with a cheap and easy "reform."
--Gauche