So it looks like the Occupy Wall Street movement finally has their own Contract with America. Unfortunately, it seems like they've gone from no message at all to too specific. The key with most movements is that they need to have a clear point but it also has to be frame in somewhat general terms. The Equal Rights Movement worked towards fair treatment, they didn't go so far to start mentioning specific diversity programs, which probably would have cost it some followers.

Similarly, Occupy Wall Street has a point that most everyone (including Tea Partiers) would agree with: there's too much corporate money in the government and our politicians listen to big business instead of the people. In the 99 Percent Declaration, Occupy Wall Street addresses this but then they mess it up with some flawed logic and overreaches.

I don't want to get into it too much but just a few quick issues.
RE: Campaign Finance Reform, it's written that, "We categorically REJECT the concept that money is equal to free speech because if that were so, then only the wealthiest would have a voice.": This issue here is that it assumes that money is the only way to communicate, which obviously it is not, as the Occupy Wall Street protest is proving. They also go onto to write, "...which equates the payment of money by corporations, wealthy individuals and unions to politicians with free speech.": Including wealthy individuals doesn't make sense. You can't demand public funding and then eliminate certain members of the public from taking part.
One of their plans gives the EPA the power to close businesses that pollute. While I can see the argument that the EPA could be like the health board, which can shut down restaurants, but the health board only shuts down that specific place, not every eatery owned by that person or group. The government already regulates certain sites for emissions and what not. It's simply an expansion of power that is an overreach and will cost the movement followers. Also, it's not even connected to the main point. Getting the money out of politics is going to take a ton of work and if the movement is trying to take on other issues like the environment or the military, it's never going to be able to focus and succeed. Whereas the banks that buy our leaders and that got us in this mess are Too Big to Fail, this plan seems Too Big to Succeed.
Like the Tea Party's plan, I'm not sure how realistic this is. I get that we are making more money on taxes here but I still don't see how they're going to reduce the national debt AND enact most of these programs. And finally, they say student loans should be deferred during times of unemployment but why only student loans? Why not home loans? I mean, there's more to lose with a non-deferred home loan than a non-deferred student loan. It's not like they foreclose on your diploma.

Clearly, a lot of thought was put into making the list, not much was made towards making it realistic. I know that there's a saying that you can't have half of a revolution but I think American has proven that is not true. I think Occupy Wall Street needed to limit their scope and really focus on a) getting the corporate money out of politics and b) getting Glass-Stegall back into the books and limiting the size of the banks so that they can't get so big that they can make money on high-risk and arguably fraudulent maneuvers but then hold the economy hostage when things fall apart.

In the end, while I don't disagree with most of what Occupy Wall Street wants, it's simply too grand a plan to work and it's too specific to cross over party lines, which is one of the things that is going to need to happen if real change is ever going to happen. The two party system is built to keep the people fractured and it's working better than ever today and Occupy Wall Street seems to have fallen into the same trap, promoting enough policies that will push the Tea Partiers back. While I like that Occupy Wall Street finally has a set list of demands, I can't say that the list makes me feel any better about the movement actually accomplishing anything.