“占领华尔街”抗议者转战曼哈顿富翁
Hundreds of protesters, emboldened by the growing national Occupy Wall Street movement, streamed through midtown Manhattan on Tuesday in what they called a "Millionaires March."
随着美国“占领华尔街”抗议活动的日益深入，数百名抗议者本周二涌入曼哈顿中心区，开始“向百万富翁进军”。
Hundreds of protesters streamed through midtown Manhattan on Tuesday in what they called a 'Millionaires March.'
"No Billionaire Left Behind," said a placard hoisted（举起） by Arlene Geiger, who teaches economics at Manhattan's John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Protesters expressed concern about how much less the wealthy will pay — and who would be negatively affected — when New York's 2 percent "millionaires' tax" expires in December.
In the closest they've come to naming names, the protesters planned to visit the homes of News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and oil tycoon David Koch, among others.
Protesters have been camped out for weeks in lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park, near Wall Street, saying they're fighting for the "99 percent," or the vast majority of Americans who do not fall into the wealthiest 1 percent of the population.
Their causes range from bringing down Wall Street to fighting global warming. The movement gained traction through social media, and protests have taken place in several other cities nationwide.
In Boston, hundreds of college students marched through downtown Boston on Monday and gathered on Boston Common, holding signs that read "Fund education, not corporations."
The protesters are angry with an education system they say mimics "irresponsible, unaccountable, and unethical financial practices" of Wall Street.
The protest comes as New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report showing that Wall Street is again losing jobs because of global economic woes, threatening tax revenue for a city and state heavily reliant（依赖的） on the financial industry.