Forum Post: 18 Demands Occupy Movements Should Make and Justifications Thereof

Occupy Movements are being criticized for lacking specific goals. Here are 18 goals most people can agree with. Let's start publicizing some subset of them. For more information on each goal, see http://visionforsocialjustice.blogspot.com/2011/11/justification-of-goals-for-occupy.html

1. Repeal Glass-Steagall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_steagall
2. Breakup Too Big To Fail Banks. Too Big To Fail is Too Big To Exist
3. Prohibit Bankster bonuses for bank execs receiving TARP money
4. Confiscate bonuses for Freddie and Fannie execs
5. Jail Banksters, not Occupiers
6. Disallow all lobbying.
7. Disallow lobbyists and corporations from writing Federal Legislation
8. Disallow campaign contributions by Corporations
9. Restore Reagan Tax Brackets
10. Set Term Limits for Congress
11. Disallow Congress from approving pay raises for themselves.
12. Outlaw insider trading by members of Congress
13. Give Congress the same health care as Medicare
14. Give members of Congress retirement packages comparable to private enterprise.
15. Prohibit CEOs on the Fed from voting on issues related to their companies.
16. Tax outlandish Golden Parachutes at 90%.
17. Cut Defense Spending in half and fund programs that benefit ordinary Americans
18. Remove US troops from 75 of the 150 countries where now stationed Reserve Bank?