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The 3 Smartest Things I Heard at Occupy Wall Street 

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On a visit to Fool HQ this week, Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball, Liar's Poker, The Big Short, and more, said that the Occupy Wall Street protests "could be the beginning of something quite large." They have a point, Lewis said -- "but they don't know what it is."

I walked away from lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park near Wall Street on Wednesday thinking much the same thing. The gathering there -- and, increasingly, those around the country -- are gaining steam in the form of more protestors, union and student groups, and big-ticket endorsements from "mainstream" academics and journalists.

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1.) 1. Vote with your feet.
. . . . . .(Don't like big banks? Join a Credit Union.)

2.) 2. Public education should include personal finance.

3.) 3. Short-term-itis.
Several of the protestors we interviewed expressed dismay at the short-term bonus culture of the financial system. James put it best:


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