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Occupy Wall Street: Clashes in Oakland and Atlanta 'Unequal' US sees Occupy Wall Street clashes
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Police have used tear gas and mass arrests in US cities Atlanta and Oakland to evict Occupy protesters. Income inequality in the US has sharply increased in recent decades, a bipartisan analysis has revealed.
Hundreds of protesters were camping in public squares in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, an anti-inequality movement now in its sixth week. The href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/124xx/doc12485/10-25-HouseholdIncome.pdf" >Congressional Budget Office said income had trebled for the richest 1% between 1979 and 2007.
The scuffles come as href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/124xx/doc12485/10-25-HouseholdIncome.pdf" >congressional data shows income trebled for the richest 1% of Americans over the last 30 years. Meanwhile, a major poll shows anxiety for the future is high, with a majority saying the US is "on the wrong track".
Meanwhile, a major poll shows anxiety for the future with a majority agreeing that the US is "on the wrong track". The findings emerged as police used tear gas and mass arrests to force Occupy Wall Street protesters out of their camps in Atlanta and Oakland.
The href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/us/politics/poll-finds-anxiety-on-the-economy-fuels-volatility-in-the-2012-race.html?_r=1&hp" >New York Times/CBS News poll reveals that public distrust of the government and Congress is at its highest levels ever. Some 50 people were arrested in Atlanta and 85 were held overnight in Oakland, California.
Occupy Oakland protesters are insisting they will return to their protest site only a few hours after police forced hundreds of people to clear out of the camp.
Distrust of government
Many Occupy Wall Street protesters say they are making a stand against corporate greed and income inequality in the US.
As rallies continued, the report from the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office indicated the nation's highest earners saw their household income almost triple in the years between 1979 and 2007.
After tax income increased by 275% for the wealthiest 1% of Americans but by just 18% for the poorest 20%, the report said.
In addition, the report revealed that in 2005-2007, the years immediately preceding the financial crisis, the top 20% of the population earned more after-tax income than the entire bottom 80%.
Democratic House Representative Sander Levin said the findings confirm what Americans already knew.
"The rules have been changed by the unfair tax policies of the last decade and our tax code is doing less to level the playing field than it was in the past."
The poll, conducted by the New York Times and CBS News, shows distrust of government is at its highest level ever.
Almost half of those asked said they thought the sentiment behind the Occupy Wall Street protests reflected the views of most Americans.
Two-thirds said wealth should be more evenly distributed in the US.
Some 28% of respondents believe the policies of President Barack Obama favour the rich, although a strong majority - 69% - said that was the effect of Republican policies.
Baton roundsBaton rounds
Police moved into Woodruff Park in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early hours of Wednesday morning after issuing warnings that demonstrators should leave. The violence in Georgia and California comes as the Occupy Wall Street movement prepares to mark its sixth week of continuous protest.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning police moved into Woodruff Park in Atlanta, Georgia, after issuing warnings that demonstrators should leave.
Around 50 protesters were arrested after midnight, as helicopters circled overhead and trained spotlights into the city square.Around 50 protesters were arrested after midnight, as helicopters circled overhead and trained spotlights into the city square.
In Oakland, California, riot police used tear gas and baton rounds and made around 85 arrests to clear protesters from Frank Ogawa Plaza.In Oakland, California, riot police used tear gas and baton rounds and made around 85 arrests to clear protesters from Frank Ogawa Plaza.
Georgia State Senator Vincent Fort was among those arrested in Atlanta.Georgia State Senator Vincent Fort was among those arrested in Atlanta.
Referring to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, he said: "He's using all these resources ... This is the most peaceful place in Georgia.Referring to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, he said: "He's using all these resources ... This is the most peaceful place in Georgia.
"At the urging of the business community, he's moving people out. Shame on him.""At the urging of the business community, he's moving people out. Shame on him."
One protest organiser, Tim Franzen, said the city was facing a "crisis of priorities".One protest organiser, Tim Franzen, said the city was facing a "crisis of priorities".
The mayor told the Associated Press news agency he was upset that a hip-hop concert with a crowd of 600 people was held over the weekend without a permit or security guards.The mayor told the Associated Press news agency he was upset that a hip-hop concert with a crowd of 600 people was held over the weekend without a permit or security guards.
He said he also had security concerns after hearing reports that a man in the park was carrying an assault rifle.He said he also had security concerns after hearing reports that a man in the park was carrying an assault rifle.
Distrust of government
Many Occupy Wall Street protesters say they are making a stand against corporate greed and income inequality in the US.
That position appeared bolstered by a government study, produced by the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office, indicating that the nation's highest earners saw their household income almost triple in the years between 1979 and 2007.
After-tax income increased by 275% for the wealthiest 1% of Americans but just 18% for the poorest 20%, the report said.
In addition, the report revealed that in 2005-2007, the years immediately preceding the financial crisis, the top 20% of the population earned more after-tax income than the entire bottom 80%.
Democratic House Representative Sander Levin said the findings confirm what Americans already knew.
"The rules have been changed by the unfair tax policies of the last decade and our tax code is doing less to level the playing field than it was in the past."
The New York Times and CBS poll shows distrust of government is at its highest levels ever.
Almost half of those asked said they thought the sentiment behind the Occupy Wall Street protests reflected the views of most Americans.
Two-thirds said wealth should be more evenly distributed in the US.
Some 28% of respondents believe the policies of President Barack Obama favour the rich, although a strong majority - 69% - said that was the effect of Republican policies.