Capitalism is a tool that frees the super wealthy and allows them to rule over the rest of humanity without ever having to do any hard work in their lives. They treat us as nothing but cattle and many people are becoming aware of this reality. We do not have a democracy, we have an Aristocracy, a corporatocracy. All of our media, our newspapers and indeed even the internet are all controlled by a small group of people that have destroyed and monopolized every independent organization on Earth. All of our information comes from one source, whether you watch Comedy Central, Fox or CNN, you're getting the same brainwashing from exactly the same group of people. I am cautious as to the real goals of this global revolution, that it could simply be another tool to further strip us of our freedoms, yet I feel that if we do nothing now then we will not have the right to ask in the future why we have become slaves.

Henry Ford said, "There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible." I have no problem with successful corporations who pay their CEOs a lot if they are creating jobs for others. The corporate greed issue comes in when during a recession, executives are cutting jobs to preserve a profit for their own bonuses and still getting pay rises, while the 99% are experiencing wage freezes.

That being said, I don't see that the Occupy movement is accomplishing much; many sitting in tents don't seem to know what they're really trying to achieve. (See youtube videos). Some are just along for the ride, looks like fun; kind of like watching mob violence grow. It is accomplishing some awareness; but now that they have achieved awareness (as from comments below, they're moving into the realm of pissing people off) I think they would be better off promoting things like moving money to smaller businesses and credit unions by encouraging people to take their business there, away from the large corporations and huge banks they are protesting. Get out of the damn tents and do something more productive.

Does he have a particular grievance with Hamilton CEOs? Might we then excuse him messing up Garden Place for a week? Hmmm, I wonder...

Has he previously voiced his protests through legitimate means? Has he ever made a submission to a council? Has he ever written to anyone with local govt or parliamentary influence, or even written a letter to the paper? I wonder...

Will he still have a job to go back to after his CBD vacation? I wonder...

I agree with LOL What? He's making a mockery of Occupy. I'll be up late on Friday night doing a rain dance.

Let me get this right? There are going to be 7 of them, and they claim to be the 99%

No wonder they have dead end jobs.... losers.

Mr Smith, do you expect to be able to flip buns at McD's and be rich?

You are dreaming buddy - school kids can do your job, and they would be if there was a youth wage huh!

What have you done to help yourself? Those that are 'greedy corporates' have put far more effort into their education and career than you are likely to have done so.

Put your hand back in your pocket and help yourself. Spend years at university at less than the minimum wage, obtain a job that requires specific skills, and if it doesnt pay much - then complain.

Smith is hijacking a legitimate worldwide protest against corporate greed with nonsense about vaccines and fluoride? Wow, that is really dumb. That is not the focus of the Occupy movement, and it's not fair to add your own personal issues onto it as a rider. Organise a separate protest for that sort of thing, man. Occupy is not the place.

FFS! Why don't people get off their asses and better themselves by finding work in areas that workers are needed? We seem to have engineered a whole generation of people who think that just because they have gone to uni and studied a business degree that they can come out into the workforce and be a manager of a company. Life isn't easy, it is hard. You get nothing for free, you have to work for it. I started off picking strawberries for 50c an ice cream container (2006) now i work as an IT network engineer. Stop complaining that people who have worked hard and for longer are getting more pay! /rant

This is so terrible - poor man gets minimum wage working at McD's and thinks its bad that CEO's get more than him. Shame on us for being so greedy - lets band together and buy him a house, a car, a boat, give him an extra $100K a year plus extra holidays... oh yeah, and after that next time we go to McD's pay $4,995.00 for a Happy Meal!

WHAT AN IDIOT!