Forum Post: Confused. Please help

So I do not consider myself to be a supporter of OWS. Rather I read the stories about your movement and ask myself numerous questions. So after trying to get a handle on why OWS acts in certain ways, I figured I would go directly to the source.

Question 1; what is the income cutoff for being part of the 99%? I saw one news story that reported people earning $531,000 a year were part of the 99%. A different story led me to believe that it was closer to $375,000.

In an article on MSNBC about the tents, one of your members was quoted as saying she is living paycheck to paycheck, but also that she lives in Manhattan. To people like me, this seems less like a case of financial equality and more a case of financial irresponsibility. This leads directly to Question 2; how can your movement ask for support if by all appearances your members are living above their means?

Question 3; why are you not occupying Washington DC? Why not camp out in front of the White House? It seems like asking the 1% to voluntarily change is an act of futility. If they haven't changed their actions at this point, why would you camping in a park change it?

Question 4; does your movement REALLY support the transformation of the United States into a Socialist Regime? Why should my money go towards people who didn't earn it?

Question 5; if your movement is about a "redistribution of wealth", why does your movement want to exclude those who are less well off than yourselves? I am speaking of the homeless people that numerous news reports have quoted members of OWS and other sites as saying they do not want around because "it will enable others to disregard our movement" or "we want separation because they could be dangerous".

If I could have CIVIL answers to these questions, I would appreciate it.