Billionaire Bloomberg tells 'protesters' to keep charging up millions to strapped taxpayers already on the hook for police overtime. His partner is on the board of the company that owns Zuccotti Park and which Obama recently rewarded with a taxpayer guaranteed loan.
10/11/11, "Here's The Real Reason Why Occupy Wall Street Protesters Aren't Getting Kicked Out Of Zuccotti Park," Business Insider, Robert Johnson
"Coming on the heels of the Solyndra debacle, the Obama administration has just approved a $168.9 million loan guarantee for the Granite Reliable wind farm project owned by Brookfield Asset Management (BAM).
Among its many holdings BAM owns Brookfield Renewable Power, which owns the Granite Reliable and it
- also owns Brookfield Office Properties,
- whose holdings include the now famous Zuccotti Park.
The Department of Energy finalized the loan guarantee less than a week after Occupy Wall Street protesters took to Zuccotti Park, and with the Obama administration's Tuesday endorsement of the protests, rumors are starting to circulate that this could be
- the reason Brookfield is allowing protesters to remain on its property.
The Granite Reliable Power Project under construction in Coos Bay, New Hampshire is the state's largest wind farm and the New Hampshire Union Leader questions why Brookfield would need federal subsidies at all, particularly following the bankruptcy of Solyndra.
Mayor Bloomberg's announcement Monday that protesters could remain as long as they liked, also raised a few eyebrows and it turns out he has a personal connection to Brookfield as well. The mayor's longtime domestic partner Diana Taylor is on the Board of Directors at Brookfield Properties
10/7/11, "Occupy Wall Street costing taxpayers $2 million in police overtime – and counting – NYPD says," NY Daily News
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10/10/11, "Bloomberg: Occupy Wall Street Can Stay Indefinitely," WSJ
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