I would like to offer MY OPINION on tax cuts for the rich as it implies trickle down to jobs.  I would call this theory unfounded and so far very unsuccessful.  In other words, bullshit.  You wanna know who creates jobs? 

     I do.  Yes, I am a job creator.  And on top of that I do it in more ways than one.  If I have enough money (through, oh let’s say tax cuts to the poor and middle class) then I will buy stuff.  When I buy stuff, someone has to make that stuff so I create a job.  I like to buy my stuff from American produced goods so I create American jobs. 

     Another way I create jobs is to teach people how to do jobs in my chosen field or with my expert skill set.  Oh wait, you say.  Doesn’t that create competition?  I say, so what.  I make a unique one of a kind product so even if they make something similar to mine, it is not the same and let the consumer chose what they like the best.  That is what I consider capitalism and there is nothing wrong with that.

     In the same way, you are a job creator, she is a job creator and he is a job creator.  So lets all go out there and create some jobs today! 

 

Okay folks, lets go….

Frozen extended digits no more with the new ergonomically designed “Occu-finger” from #OWS Fiber Arts. Knitted to help you keep exactly one finger sheltered from the elements at all times, the Occu-finger works on any digit, whether you’re showing your disdain for the NYPD or simply pointing out some of New York’s finer tourist attractions to a friend. Knitted in a variety of colours to match any outfit, the Fiber Arts Occu-finger is as at home on the runway as it is on the freeway for fashion minded activists the world over.

And what better venue to unveil our newest models than at this weekend’s Occupy Town Square III at Tompkins Square Park from 11am to 5pm on Sunday. Fiber Arts will be there with knitting by Marsha and Karen, Hearts by Patricia, Paper Cranes by Raven and Signpainting by David. Join us this weekend and flip a bird, be it a paper crane or an Occu-finger at your favourite target.

Ask around OWS about Edward David Heath II and you won’t hear a thing. Ask about Raven and you’ll hear everything. Everything good. Since the beginning of OWS in Zuccotti park Raven Bluefeather, a Unitarian Minister and Native American Shaman has charmed those who have met him including the media here on the left at TotallyCoolPix.com.  Also a member of TechOps working group, Raven shows his skillz in design, building and codeing sites and other digital media on his site, Raven2099. A towering figure, always in black with his signature cowboy hat, Raven has defined the prototypical Occupier with his passion, devotion and longevity. But with #OWS Fiber Arts Raven has once again reinvented himself – this time as a master maker of 1000 paper cranes. Working at Charlotte’s Place over the past few weeks he and a few close friends managed to fold 1000 for another friend to fulfill a Japanese proverb – one that grants a person a wish, should they have folded for them 1000 origami cranes. And as paper is a fiber as well as wool or any other variety, we’re more than happy to have Raven as a member of the group. Say hi when you see him. He’s the gentlest giant around.

 

 

And welcome Patricia, because with her, she brings the lovely recycled sweater hearts you see here and in our new header above. Patricia will be with #OWS Fiber Arts this Saturday, 11 February, at West Park Church at W. 86th and Amsterdam to both offer hearts (and love) to the crowd but also to give instruction on how to make your own, using re-purposed materials and a bit of ingenuity. Patricia also runs the blog and real brick and mortar basement of SustainableStudio here in the city. Check it out. As an added bonus, I’m going to send an email to Bloomberg right now, cause I think he needs to show OWS a whole lot more love and one of these would look just smashing on one of his stuffy old Brooks Brothers lapels.