Being the change

A couple weeks ago there was a protest in Doylestown to show solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. However, overall, the suburbs are not speaking up about the movement a whole lot. Yet, the occupiers are representing us the most. 

Whether you agree with or understand the protestors or not, their movement will directly effect us all. 

This blog is my exploration into the movement and its importance towards small business in America. 

Since 2008, as time progressed and the economy regressed, greed came to an all time excess. There are a million middle men in a simple transaction between business and customer. Even more are rising. For a small business this is tragic. The supplies to run a business increased, as well. This is just a cursory glance at it all. Every business must try to adapt to a new economic model, but for what reason? The reason is that  banks and other bigger companies are nickeling and diming the consumers a bit more. On top of that, they are able to avoid taxation. They get away with it. A small business would never want to do that to the customer. A small business must pay all taxes. A small business is like us. 

When I see the protestors outside Wall Street, I see people who do not trust the executives and what not in the buildings who have the power to control the nickeling and diming. I do not see class warfare or anything political. I do not see whiny millenials looking for an easy way out. I do see people putting the blame on something for which they are also responsible. Protests can only go so far. The suburbs need to be the action. 

Are the people in the building to blame for Newtown Hardware's troubles? Are they to blame for larger corporations moving into our town and the demise of local entrepreneurship?   

October is Mahatma Gandhi's birthday month. His message is to be the change you want to see. We do have power in the suburbs, but we must make it heard and not ignore the situations. What can we do? Should we even do anything? Let me know.