OCCUPY WALL STREET & THE TEA PARTY By Zachary French

History  2008 – Housing bubble burst  Worst economic times since Great Depression  Great Recession  President Obama elected on “hope and change”

Occupy Wall Street  Founded September 17, 2011 in New York City  Businesses have too much say in government  Income Inequality between the 1% + 99%

The Tea Party  Claims to be the same movement as the Boston Tea Party  Believes in the U.S. Constitution  Set of Core Beliefs  Fiscal Responsibility  Reduce Taxes  Smaller Government

Common Ground  Opposed taxpayer funded bailouts of corporations  Both believe that special interests play too big a role in government

Opposition  Country is most politically divided since the Civil War  Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street are too far apart  Gun legislation

Conclusion  Differences can be put aside to achieve a common goal