Occupy Grand Rapids ...

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Terri wrote:

What happened to this group? I have not seen any news reports on them lately.

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Terri wrote:

Time to protest again in Lansing. The issue is having to renew license tabs every year and the idea of them expiring on one's birthdate. We don't renew our driver's licenses every year - so why tabs. Arizona does not require license tab renewals every year. Plus, the fees for registration and tabs have practically doubled in the last decade. Now, in my household having two vehicles to register at the same time costs us nearly $200. Now there's very little left to celebrate the birthday. Can we afford a cake? Spouse says to just buy cupcakes ... Where's the money for birthday stuff ... why its down in the state coffers ... pampering the Governor and the legislators. Occupy ...!

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Terri wrote:

Time to protest again in Lansing. The issue is having to renew license tabs every year and the idea of them expiring on one's birthdate. We don't renew our driver's licenses every year - so why tabs. Arizona does not require license tab renewals every year. Plus, the fees for registration and tabs have practically doubled in the last decade. Now, in my household having two vehicles to register at the same time costs us nearly $200. Now there's very little left to celebrate the birthday. Can we afford a cake? Spouse says to just buy cupcakes ... Where's the money for birthday stuff ... why its down in the state coffers ... pampering the Governor and the legislators. Occupy ...!

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Terri wrote:

What happened to this group? I have not seen any news reports on them lately.

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Batch 37 Pain Is Good wrote:

First, license tabs are renewed every year today. Second, your operator's license is renewed every four years if you don't have a change of address. Third, Cake mix is less than $2.00 a box so you don't have to pay $30.00 at Arnies..... Take up baking......

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Fourth: learn to differentiate between a WANT (expensive cake) and a NEED (license tabs). Unless you have unlimited $$, you have to chose every day between spending what you have on wants or needs. Some of you just haven't figured out how to tell the difference yet and most of you who can't are part of the occupy movement.
Here's another thought: if you can't afford to mantain two vehicles, get rid of one. If you can afford to pay the insurance, maintainence and gas for two vehicles, I have a hard time feeling sorry that you can't afford some cake mix and frosting. We all make our choices in life and live with the consequences. Most of us just choose not to whine about it like a spoiled child.
Sorry you can't have your cake and your license tabs, too. Put on your big girl panties and deal with it.
BTW...Cake mix on sale is usually around a buck a box. Add in the cost for the egg and it'll cost you maybe a dime more. Frosting is cheap to make if you know how.

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Elephant Gun wrote:

Here is a person Terri complaining about big government and you idiot republicans are defending the government. hahahahahaha spintards

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Mark Luxford wrote:

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They've alive and going strong, Terri. If you're on Facebook do a search for their Facebook page. They've changed their strategy from a physical occupation to one of working with other groups to spread their message. It wasn't too long ago that the Tea Party was in the news fequently because of rallies they've held. Those rallies have pretty much ended but members of the Tea Party will tell you that they're still kicking and going strong. It's the same with Occupy Grand Rapids. They may not be so visible but it doesn't mean they're gone.

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Diggs wrote:

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They vowed to "physically occupy" Grand Rapids indefinitely - all 6 of them, but soon realized what a completely hair-brained idea that was considering they live in Michigan. Sorry but their cause is as dead Charlie Chaplin - and can be taken about as seriously.

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Mark Luxford wrote:

Polls show that people do agree with the concerns expressed by the Occupy movement.

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Mark Luxford wrote:

Polls show that people do agree with the concerns expressed by the Occupy movement.

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Mark Luxford wrote:

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Sorry to respond to your little rant with facts, but I'm afraid you're dead wrong. As I told Terri, check out their Facebook page and you'll see that they are still very active. As to their cause, go to a website like www.pollingreport.com and check out their polling data. Polls show that people do agree with the concerns expressed by the Occupy movement.

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Sneaky Pete wrote:

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Which concerns are those? Concerns that there needs to be more public defecation in the parks? Concerns that destruction of property should be overlooked? Concerns that chanting curse words in the presence of children and the elderly isn't a strong enough message? Concerns that the police aren't busy enough, requiring the protesters to attack them and damage their equipment? Which concerns are you referring to?