Forum Post: forget protesting and start campaigning!!!!

I've been following the events going on in the different occupy demonstrations, mainly wall street and boston. Its my opinion that the protests arent going to work at all (read further before ya start flaming me). they worked in the middle east but at the same time look at what happened at libya, the leaders of that part of the world know that the people can and will resort to violence if necessary. here in the US, its not an option. sure the 150 million potentially armed americans could overwhelm even our military but the good luck starting that, and no matter what it'd be a bloodbath.

but here's my solution: organize a political party

me personally I'm tired of our government, congress only has to work 3 days per week and they usually dont even show up, our president's dont know what it's like to be apart of the people, not to mention their job is put on hold for the last year of their terms for elections, they accept lobby money (aka legal bribes) and throw their votes in session to help the minority groups in the country on subjects that the vast majority of americans couldnt care less about.

I've asked my coworkers and its unanimous with us, if someone took a bluecollar worker, a man or woman who has had problems paying bills or buying food, lives pay check to paycheck, ect. and put them on a ballot with some decent ideas on how things need to change, we'd vote for them. might not be able to get into the whitehouse right away but even getting a few people from the 99% into state legislators or congress can have a positive impact and help get the ball rolling

so start up an occupation party and the key issues are simple:

end tax cuts for big business, except a cut for keeping/moving jobs back into the US. we need the jobs, so give them an incentive.

eliminate the retirement's for our politicians, a soldier needs to spend 20 years in the military to get retirement our politicians need 1 term and they get round 170,000 a year for life (senate)

speaking of the military, cut back if you need to but dont mess with military retirement or benefits. a man/woman risking their lives for their country shouldnt havta worry about their family loosing health benefits back home. so cut back the quantity of soldiers and not the quality of their perks.

give grants to innovative thinkers. big corporations have had their shot, if their business is failing its unavoidable, either they mismanage their money, or there isnt a market for them anymore because of the times we live in. instead the small businesses are where its at, we need entrepreneurs that know what its like to earn a buck instead of just inherit it.

there's alotta other issues that can be covered. but some that are pointless, like gay marriage, i've met a couple people who are gay and want it and alot of people who just dont care, so why is it such a big issue in washington. abortions the same way, we have bigger problems than trying to decide that, if nothing else pass those decisions off to the state governments where they belong.

so what do ya think?