I feel like the Occupy Wall Street movement and the related "We are the 99%" is getting some fair representation outside of the conservative echo-chamber. This Rolling Stone editorial is a good one:
OWS's Beef: Wall Street Isn't Winning - it's Cheating
Speaking of the conservative echo-chamber, take a gander at this if you want to see the Heritage foundation completely miss the point.
The Conservative's Guide to OWS
I haven't read the whole thing, but to me it sounds like the two sides are talking past each other, because of the Conservative's insistence of defending the status quo at all costs. The OWS movement is essentially saying "The socio/political/economic system today isn't working. These are the things we want to change." Then this Heritage foundation blog counters "But the changes you suggest don't fit within our current socio/political/economic system, thus what you are asking for is ridiculous."
Kind of like telling the painter "I don't want my house to be red, paint it blue." And the painter responds "I only have red paint buddy, deal with it."
The Constitution is an old document. It has survived extraordinary tests over time, but it could not have foreseen the society we live in today. It is time for some amendments to restore it's efficacy, and to take it back from the 1%.
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