33% rich male honkey

According to a new study from sociologists at the City University of New York, more than a third of activists in the Occupy movement in New York City had household incomes above $100,000, placing them at the cusp of the top quintile of income distribution in America. Researchers surveyed 729 people who participated in a May 1 rally last year and were involved in the “occupation” of Zuccotti Park in the fall of 2011, and found that they were more affluent, whiter… and more likely to be male than the average New Yorker…

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2 Comments!

  1. Steve Skubinna
    Posted January 30, 2013 at 10:09 am |

    Well, at least they aren’t Tea Partiers!!!

  2. Caged Insanity
    Posted January 30, 2013 at 2:33 pm |

    These folks have high paying jobs, and likely hold management positions and such.

    Take a look at how they were acting during the protests, and think on it for a bit.

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