Forum Post: It's time to stop detractors

The buzz from the detractors is that OWS does not have any demands. Right now we are bringing attention to the 600 pound gorilla and creating awareness and a forum for others to stop ignoring it, to stop wishing that it will behave. The demands will come. Matt Taibbi has offered 5 starting points and I agree with him.

Perhaps it is time for the GA to bring 1 demand to the table and if agreed upon, use that as a starting point. Having at least 1 demand will give the talking heads something to talk about other than spinning that we are wandering aimlessly.

I suggest repeal of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

From Tiabbi's piece

1. Break up the monopolies. The so-called "Too Big to Fail" financial companies – now sometimes called by the more accurate term "Systemically Dangerous Institutions" – are a direct threat to national security. They are above the law and above market consequence, making them more dangerous and unaccountable than a thousand mafias combined. There are about 20 such firms in America, and they need to be dismantled; a good start would be to repeal the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and mandate the separation of insurance companies, investment banks and commercial banks.