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UpLogin  Economic Sense  RSS By: Matt Bogard, AgWeb.com  Matt's
primary interest is in the biotech industry and ag policy.
Occupy Wall Street: Hitching a Ride on the Tea Party Express?
Oct 08, 2011  By Matt Bogard  The #occupywallstreet movement
seems to be a pretty diverse group. From ‘trolling’ the
occupywallstreet forums , there seems to be a big concern with
corporatism, what economists would consider rent seeking- which
is using the political apparatus to gain special favors (in
terms of taxes, subsidies, or regulations) . There are also many
concerned about the role of the Federal Reserve, which through
the social planning of money and interest played a significant
role in the financial crisis . And of course, many are
rightfully upset over the bailouts. On most of these issues, if
they are serious about their concerns, they find themselves
practically standing hand-to-hand with the Tea Party. Then, on
occasion you will find some listing deman