Yesterday's march on Wall Street drew between 10,000 and 15,000 followers hoping to influence bankers and traders to "fix the mess." But many Wall Street workers didn't appreciate being generalized as greedy fat cats. Empire Wealth Management Group executive VP Jeremiah Giddings told the Post, "There's a lot of honest firms on Wall Street that are trying to do right by our clients. Protesters can't give all of Wall Street a black eye for a few firms."
The Post's Andrea Peyser also called the anger "misguided," saying the protesters were using Wall Street as a common scapegoat for their myriad problems. And Mayor Bloomberg has already called for Senate support of Wall Street, though that didn't go so well. Still, the protest went on, starting at City Hall and marching down to the "charging bull" in Bowling Green. "We're tired. They've gotten richer, but we're still poor," marcher Loretta Manning told the Daily News. "We're getting poorer. It's not fair." People also made some pretty interesting signs, from a papier-mâché CEO pig to the simple slogan "GREED KILLS." And of course, the Raging Grannies made an appearance.
