How did the protestors in the Occupy Wall Street movement respond to the federal government’s bailout package for the financial sector?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. The federal government’s bailout package helped the biggest banks and financial firms.
b. The protestors in the Occupy Wall Street movement believed that the bailout package only helped one percent of the population.
c. They argued that the system was unfair because, for the one percent, profits were privatized (they kept all the profits) and losses were socialized (government absorbed the losses).
d. Meanwhile, the remaining 99 percent received no help.
e. The protestors made demands on behalf of the 99 percent: more regulation of Wall Street, more support for ordinary people, higher taxes for the wealthy, lower taxes for the poor, and more social services for the poor.
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