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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.
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%.
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]
The National World War I Memorial is a national memorial commemorating the service rendered by members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I.The 2015 National Defense Authorization Act authorized the World War I Centennial Commission to build the memorial in Pershing Park, located at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
All pages with titles beginning with 99%; All pages with titles beginning with 99 Percent; One percent (disambiguation) Two percent (disambiguation) 99 cents (disambiguation) 99p (disambiguation) 99 Percent Declaration, an American not-for-profit organization "We are the 99%", a political slogan used by the Occupy movement; 99.9%, a 2016 album ...
2011 FAILS: The 1 percent Emmanuel Dunand / AFP-Getty Images, excerpt ... It’s been a hell of a year to be a rich guy in America. The top 1 percent of earners control 40 percent of the nation’s wealth, and it’s no wonder the 99 percent are furious. We watched Raj Rajaratnam go down in a staggering
In 2004, Congress named it the nation's official World War I museum, and construction started on a new 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m 2) expansion and the Edward Jones Research Center underneath the original memorial, which was completed in 2006. The Liberty Memorial was designated a National Historic Landmark on September 20, 2006.
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 ...