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NEW YORK—America's financial capital swelled with protesters, as thousands marched to Wall Street with signs and slogans to demand financial reform.
Approximately 10,000 union members, workers, activists, and observers marched from City Hall to Wall Street on Thursday evening.
The sea of people first converged in front of City Hall on Broadway in one of the largest protests seen in Lower Manhattan in the past several years. Some shouted at various financial buildings in Lower Manhattan, demanding job creation and an end to corporate lobbyists.
The protest started at 4 p.m., right after Wall Street's closing bell, and has come as Senate begins debates on the financial reform bill. GOP senators have agreed to stop blocking the bill from coming to the floor this week.
Holding a sign that said, “Wall Street Crime Scene,” John Clark, an artist in New York City, attended the protest.
“Democracy can't survive in the way that it currently is—we can't even survive in these conditions,” he said. “Our very survival depends on straightening on the economic mess, which is an issue of justice and fairness.”
Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested that if it's too strict, the financial reform bill could cause job losses in the financial sector, which could negatively impact tax revenues and corresponding industries in New York.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/inde...age=0&Itemid=1
Approximately 10,000 union members, workers, activists, and observers marched from City Hall to Wall Street on Thursday evening.
The sea of people first converged in front of City Hall on Broadway in one of the largest protests seen in Lower Manhattan in the past several years. Some shouted at various financial buildings in Lower Manhattan, demanding job creation and an end to corporate lobbyists.
The protest started at 4 p.m., right after Wall Street's closing bell, and has come as Senate begins debates on the financial reform bill. GOP senators have agreed to stop blocking the bill from coming to the floor this week.
Holding a sign that said, “Wall Street Crime Scene,” John Clark, an artist in New York City, attended the protest.
“Democracy can't survive in the way that it currently is—we can't even survive in these conditions,” he said. “Our very survival depends on straightening on the economic mess, which is an issue of justice and fairness.”
Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested that if it's too strict, the financial reform bill could cause job losses in the financial sector, which could negatively impact tax revenues and corresponding industries in New York.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/inde...age=0&Itemid=1
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