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Occupy LA turned out to be a lot more costly to the city than originally anticipated. After the park surrounding LA's City Hall was cleared by the LAPD in November, published estimates suggested the total cost of the two month occupation would be about $2.3 million. A new report released Friday by the city puts the total at $4.7 million. The city has said the cost of the occupation will be offset by unspecified budget cuts.
The above figures are from mostly local stories.
The total cost of occupations last fall hasn't been officially tallied by anyone. However, in most cases, each city that hosted a camp has released some information on the estimated cost for policing and cleanup. A tally based on press reports nationwide puts the total at nearly $30 million:
Occupy Asheville - $170,000
Occupy Atlanta - $652,000
Occupy Austin - $800,000
Occupy Bellingham - $51,000
Occupy Boston - $1,025,000 plus $50,000 to repair park
Occupy Charlotte - $447,000
Occupy Chicago - $49,000
Occupy Cincinnati - $128,000
Occupy DC - $1,640,000
Occupy Denver - $782,689
Occupy DesMoines - $7,800
Occupy Eugene - $130,000
Occupy Fresno - $110,000
Occupy Hartford - $45,000
Occupy Irvine - $23,000
Occupy LA - $4,700,000
Occupy Lansing - $20,000
Occupy Long Beach - $40,000
Occupy Minnesota - $400,000
Occupy Nashville - $4,500
Occupy New Haven - $145,000
Occupy New Orleans - $50,000
Occupy New York - $7,000,000
Occupy Oakland - $3,000,000
Occupy OKC -- $85,000
Occupy Olympia - $252,000
Occupy Palm Desert - $88,786
Occupy Philadelphia - $1,000,000
Occupy Phoenix - $204,162
Occupy Portland - $1,290,000 + $130,000 to repair damaged parks
Occupy Providence - $9,000
Occupy Raleigh - $60, 000
Occupy Richmond - $33,691
Occupy Sacramento - $300,000
Occupy San Diego - $2,400,000
Occupy San Francisco - $950,000 plus $50,000 to restore park
Occupy Santa Cruz - $40,000
Occupy St. Louis - $2,200
Occupy Seattle - $625,999
Occupy Tucson - $170,000
Total: $29,110,827
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
Report:
Government Bail Outs of major U.S banks cost tax payers 7 BILLION.
Originally posted by jude11
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
Report:
Government Bail Outs of major U.S banks cost tax payers 7 BILLION.
Report Update:
It was a hell of a lot more that we'll never know. All from the pockets of people that had no idea the theft was under the trust of a leader that lied.
“Down the road this movement will have to get some real concrete goals,” Lasn said. “But the real goal is when next spring we form a new political party. I don’t know, maybe it will be called the True Cost Party of America.”
A labor union with strong ties to President Obama is helping make the Occupy Wall Street movement a more permanent fixture in the nation's capital, moving Occupy DC into office space the group can use to organize and grow through the presidential election.
Originally posted by petrus4
I also do not believe at this point, in Obama's desire to personal army the movement. If that were true, I do not believe that the police would have engaged the movement as brutally as they have.
As Occupy protesters hit the streets for a nationwide general strike on Tuesday, some in the movement fear the emergence of two new activist outfits made up of "old left" advocacy groups and unions is an attempt to turn them into a "pet" for the Democratic Party and President Obama’s reelection effort. The new groups, 99% Power and 99% Spring, include backers such as MoveOn.org, Rebuild The Dream, AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers, CODEPINK: Women for Peace, and The Ruckus Society. The groups bring money with them – something in short supply for Occupy – but their efforts are being eyed warily by those who helped launch the Occupy movement. Adbusters, the Canadian magazine that made the initial call for people to Occupy Wall Street on Sept. 17 of last year, has been running a blog series on their website, "Battle for the Soul of Occupy," in the last few weeks. In it, the publication has decried attempts to "neutralize our insurgency with an insidious campaign of donor money and co-optation."
Originally posted by petrus4
I truthfully don't consider it safe to believe a single word that comes out of the government's mouth, where Occupy are concerned. I believe that the government will say whatever it has to, in order to discredit the movement in the eyes of the public. Granted, some of the movement's own behaviour does not help matters, but the government will do this regardless.
I also do not believe at this point, in Obama's desire to personal army the movement. If that were true, I do not believe that the police would have engaged the movement as brutally as they have.
Originally posted by sonnny1
'Battle for the soul of Occupy': Activists fear being 'pulled to the right,' becoming Democratic 'pet'
Originally posted by petrus4
Saying that, however, is very different to saying that Obama necessarily has interest in hijacking it. Being associated with extreme Leftist groups would most likely not be in his best interests.