[Kraftwerk]

I support the OWS based on the initial and most prominent point of protest, that being against the government bailouts. I think they are only harmful and delaying the inevitable. I have no problems whatsoever with people being wealthy. I have problems with people abusing the social contract and being rewarded for mistakes, which is what is happening in our financial system right now.

So I guess I would be against equal distribution of income, against single-payer healthcare, against student loan debt forgiveness, against immigration reform, against increased spending in public works and against one year + freeze on forclosures. Environmental regulation is tricky though, while supporting it is pro-big government, being against it is a stance I can't feel comfortable with. At the risk of sounding hypocritical I am leaning more towards stringent regulation to protect the environment even if it constricts business and capitalism.

But as far as student loan debt, health care, forclosures - all of these are risks that individuals took upon themselves. While banks should face consequences for writing bad mortgages, individuals should face consequences for trying to handle something they knew they shouldn't of gotten themselves into to begin with. Responsibility is a two-way street and just because people are being forclosed on their homes, the majority of the time its due to their own lack of forsight in agreeing to terms they knew they couldn't meet.