We’re Becoming The Other 98%

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It’s just a few percentage points, but that 3% makes a big difference.

First off, as some of you pointed out to us, we actually got our own numbers wrong: 98%, not 95%, of working Americans received a tax cut from President Obama. Admit your mistakes and correct them, that’s what our mommas taught us, and that’s what we’re doing (It doesn’t often happen in politics, but hey, this is politics for the rest of us.)

Also, while we’re talking taxes and numbers, us 98%ers are facing another important decision: whether Congress will let former President Bush’s tax cuts (which went overwhelmingly to the top 2%) expire.

So, there’s two good reasons to shift to 98%.

Most importantly, as we began planning our next steps after Tax Day, we quickly realized that we were trying to win a rigged game. The Noisy Fringe 5% is mostly a distraction from America’s real problems. In truth, both our economy and our democracy have been corrupted by an Elite 2% that are selling out the American dream. Every day Wall St. still flaunts the financial weapons of mass destruction that brought down our economy and continue to wreak havoc on the middle class. It’s not that the Tea Party isn’t dangerous – it’s that we need to focus on making our economy and government work for us. That said, we’re more than happy to take on the Tea Party along the way — with, um, the FACTS and basic American values.

Which brings us to the questions you’ve all been asking: What’s the next action? What can I do in my community? Well, here we go: There’s an action this Thursday, April 29th on Wall St. We want to join in. It’s long past time we’ve had an economy that works for the rest of us. It’s time Wall St. had some adult supervision. We want to know: If Wall Street crashed the economy, why is The Other 98% picking up the tab?

If you live in or near New York, join us, and bring friends.
If you don’t, you can still do something in your own community or on-line. Here’s two things, for starters:

- Help decide what our Other 98% signs should say.
- Show the world who all of us really are: stay tuned for a fun, grassroots “I am The Other 98%” photo action that everyone can participate in. Coming very soon.

–The Other 98%