Hartford Is Latest Site of Wall Street Protest

October 11, 2011

The protest movement that began with anti-corporate greed rallies on Wall Street has made its way to Hartford.

The “Occupy Hartford” demonstrators camped out this past weekend at the corner of Broad Street and Farmington Avenue.

Several dozen people kicked off the demonstrations with a march last Friday evening to the Old Statehouse from that Asylum Hill location, which was chosen because of its proximity to the headquarters of several insurance companies including Aetna and Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

Holding signs with slogans such as “Tax the Rich,” and “A Corporation is not a Person” the marchers chanted “We are the 99 percent.”

Protesters brought up a number of social issues including what they are calling corporate greed, unemployment, insurance reform and environmental preservation.

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  • October 19, 2011 at 6:52 pm
    Some Insurance Guy says:
    This sounds like something our Founding Fathers would say. Truer words were never spoken.
  • October 18, 2011 at 5:55 pm
    JB says:
    I don't believe anyone who equates the "American Dream" with a checkbook balance or material goods has a firm grasp of what the American dream is, and the foundation of our na... read more
  • October 18, 2011 at 2:10 pm
    ex-adjuster says:
    Neither capitalism nor government can function without morality. And when the immorals get into bed together the 99% lose.

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