The Economy: Then and Now

So I know a lot of people these days are worried about the same old things we always worry about: are you going to be able to keep your job, is your job paying you enough, is the economy ever going to turn around? Well, I was looking through some of the "today in history" stuff that we're always interested in around here and I found this photo:

I had heard about Coxey's Army in school. Basically it was important because it was the first significant march of protest on Washington DC. In fact, it was to protest conditions in the Panic of 1893, which was the worst economic depression the US had ever had up to that time.

They were worried about the same things back then as we are today. It's always the same, isn't it? We're all concerned about the well-being of our friends and family and just the fate of the country, right?

Coxey Vs the Occupiers....

So what do you think? What would be something that would make you have to protest? Is there something locally or nationally that you're just mad about? What makes you get involved in this kind of stuff? Are you interested in getting involved?