Occupy Atlanta has hefty price tag

Occupy Atlanta didn't come and go without a price.

The city is saying that Atlanta taxpayers will pick up a $451,691 tab for more than two weeks of  a dispute between the city and Occupy Atlanta protesters, with nearly three-quarters going to police overtime, according to an article published in the AJC. 

The taxpayers are probably irate.

The whole Occupy movement in my view is a bit misguided. Yes, it's sad that people are unable to find work and are unemployed, but what is the purpose of this protest?

Do protestors just want to hang out until things get better? Do they think that the banks or big businesses will cave into their requests because of their sit in?

I think something else was going on in here. Instead of a protest, it seemed to be more like a gathering of kindred spirits -  those unemployed Americans, who quite frankly wanted to make a statement. There was no clear end goal, but a sense of wanting to belong.

I think that point gets lost in the details and in a lot of the media articles that are floating about. People are hurting, and this Occupy movement - well maybe it gave some a sense of belonging to a workforce and a culture that rejected them.

It's just sad that Atlanta is picking up the price tag though.