The premise is wrong
Tyler,
I generally appreciate your articles, but I think you're off the mark on this one, mainly because you rely on the WSJ article without questioning the article's underlying (incorrect) presumptions. Sure, the park is owned by a private company, but the park is there because of zoning laws, enacted by the government for the public good. It's not in existence because of any noblesse oblige by Brookfield Office Properties. Another incorrect presumption is that the OWS protesters are protesting all private companies for all private actions. The issues of inequality in our financial system are not black and white like that, and I bet many, if not most, of the protesters there appreciate nuance in land use, ownership, and public/private partnerships.
