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  2. We are the 99% - Wikipedia

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    "We are the 99%" poster referencing the Polish Solidarity movement Occupy Wall Street poster, September 2011 Protesters with the "99%" T-shirts at Occupy Wall Street on November 17, 2011 near the New York City Hall. We are the 99% is a political slogan widely used and coined during the 2011 Occupy movement.

  3. Occupy movement - Wikipedia

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    The Great Recession also caused a drop of 36.1% in median household wealth but a drop of only 11.1% for the top 1%, further widening the gap between the 1% and the 99%. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] [ 64 ] During the economic expansion between 2002 and 2007, the income of the top 1% grew 10 times faster than the income of the bottom 90%.

  4. Occupy Wall Street - Wikipedia

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    The variation "We are the 99%" originated from a Tumblr page of the same name. [31] [32] Huffington Post reporter Paul Taylor said the slogan was "arguably the most successful slogan since 'Hell no, we won't go!'" of the Vietnam War era, and that the vast majority of Americans saw the income gap as causing social friction. [31]

  5. Take My Wealth, Please: 1 Percenters Who Fight for the 99 Percent

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    Occupy Wall Street is slowing down a bit as winter sets in, but the conversation it inspired is still gaining momentum. Millions of Americans who once viewed themselves in general terms like ...

  6. Occupy movement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    He remarked, "most people in this country believe now that there's 1 percent that has a lot and a 99 percent that gets treated not so well." [ 354 ] In April 2012, the Occupy movement in the U.S. evolved plans for the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida , starting August 27 and the September 3, 2012 Democratic National ...

  7. Reactions to Occupy Wall Street - Wikipedia

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    An October Rasmussen poll found an almost even split, shows that 33 percent of Americans have a favorable view, while 27 percent are unfavorable and 40 percent have no opinion. [5] A Pew poll taken October 20–23 had similar findings, with 39% supporting "the Occupy Wall Street movement," while 35% opposed. [ 6 ]

  8. 99 Percent Declaration - Wikipedia

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    A national general assembly, the Continental Congress 2.0, was announced in March 2012. [11] It was organized by the 99% Declaration working group. [12] The Congress was to comprise 878 delegates, from all 435 Congressional districts, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia; [13] however not every district was represented though about 836 [14] contributed to topics to be included and voting ...

  9. UN peace exhibit features slogan calling for Israel to be ...

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    A Global Peace Flag exhibit at the United Nations headquarters in NYC features a slogan that many Israelis regard as an explicit call to wipe Israel off the map.