I think I can safely put this one in my “I Don’t Get It” file.
One of the backbones of the “Occupy” movement is supposed to be jobs, correct?
Well the city of Philadelphia is now asking the Occupy Philly folks to leave Dilworth Plaza around City Hall so that a $50 million restoration project can commence.
That project translates to about 800 jobs that pay $25 an hour. I get the feeling most of the 99 percent would like a shot at one of those jobs.
The city is not evicting the protesters. They are simply being asked to relocate.
Union officials, who have been vocal in backing the Occupy movement, are now asking protesters to comply with the city’s wishes so the project can move forward.
The Occupy movement seems to have splintered over the issue, with one group ready to pack up and move their camp across the street, and another apparently ready to dig in and hold their ground.
What is it they are waiting for? They need to relocate now, before they force the city’s hand and this thing gets ugly when a solution seems so logical.
One of the backbones of the “Occupy” movement is supposed to be jobs, correct?
Well the city of Philadelphia is now asking the Occupy Philly folks to leave Dilworth Plaza around City Hall so that a $50 million restoration project can commence.
That project translates to about 800 jobs that pay $25 an hour. I get the feeling most of the 99 percent would like a shot at one of those jobs.
The city is not evicting the protesters. They are simply being asked to relocate.
Union officials, who have been vocal in backing the Occupy movement, are now asking protesters to comply with the city’s wishes so the project can move forward.
The Occupy movement seems to have splintered over the issue, with one group ready to pack up and move their camp across the street, and another apparently ready to dig in and hold their ground.
What is it they are waiting for? They need to relocate now, before they force the city’s hand and this thing gets ugly when a solution seems so logical.
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