Poll Finds Occupy Wall Street More Highly Regarded Than the Tea Party

The current Occupy Wall Street movement that started on Sept. 17 in the United States is more highly regarded than the tea party, a survey indicated today.

The poll, carried out by University of Massachusetts Lowell and the Boston Herald, shows that the protesters’ calls are rated higher than those that breed inequality between the U.S. people and the Wall Street empire.

Out of 1,005 asked, 35 percent indicated a favorable response toward the movement that is noted for its presence in New York, Washington, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Oakland, among other places throughout the country.

On the contrary, only 16 percent have the same favorable perception of Wall Street and the large corporations that accumulate the highest percentage of wealth in the United States and the world.

29 percent leaned in favor for the conservative tea party movement, whose candidates defend cutting social programs and not raising taxes for those who comprise the richest 1 percent in the country. The poll found that furthermore, only 21 percent of citizens maintain a good opinion of the government in Washington.

Meanwhile, the protesters will proceed this Monday with their campaign against inequality in the country with a protest that includes Latinos and African-Americans in New York.

Along with the protesters’ demands, Andrew Cuomo, the state governor, demands that the norm is changed to raise the taxes for the rich; in the Big Apple’s case it would be for those 70,000 people whose incomes exceed over a million dollars a year.

According to state senator Adriano Espaillat, one of the organizers of the march, communities were devastated by the economic assault against the middle class and poor families, including when Wall Street was registering financial prosperity.

The protesters also demand more jobs and a rise in minimum wage, in order to confront the complex state of the country’s economy.