Occupy Austin

Robbie Cooper writes for a blog called “Urban Grounds.” On October 7^th, he wrote a post entitled, “Occupy Austin-Idiots and Morons Converge to Demand Free Stuff to Subsidize Their SlackerLifestyle.” In the post he talks about how the people who chose to occupy Austin are, in a word, lazy. There is a picture of a young, tattooed, pierced, bearded man holding a sign saying, “Will work for an education (thousands of dollars in student loans (debt)).”  Cooper writes,

“Son, you’re unemployed because You. Are. Unemployable. No one made you take out thousands of dollars of loans to pursue a worthless BA degree in a social science, all without a thought of how you planned to pay back that loan. And just look at you? Would you hire yourself for any job other than as a stocker at Whole Foods or a cashier at Waterloo Records? “

                      

Mr. Cooper rants that the world doesn’t owe anyone anything. Everyone works to get where they are and those that don’t work for it, don’t deserve it anyways.

The thought that going to college and getting a degree ensures that you will have your dream job instantly is laughable. A degree promises nothing but a piece of paper. But isn’t that what we are all after? A promise of a job or a career we love? One that pays all our bills and entertainment? There are PhD’s working at McDonalds right now. This economy promises nothing. Those that are protesting want free healthcare and a free education. Nothing is ever free. I work 45+ hours a week, while taking 16 hours in classes. Those 45 hours pay for the other 16. I pay out of district tuition and don’t use student loans. When I graduate, I hope for a dream job, but I also know that it is not a guarantee. That’s a risk every student takes.