“It’s not a recession. It’s a robbery”

“It’s not a recession. It’s a robbery” or (“This is not a recession. This is a robbery”) is a saying that has been printed on many images. In a recession, business activity slows, but the wealthy are able to buy assets at discounted prices. The saying was popularized at Occupy Wall Street protests in October 2011.
   
“its not a recession its a robbery” was posted on Twitter by GOMZ on July 25, 2010. “Overheard at #OccupyWallSt today: It’s not a recession, it’s a robbery!” was posted on Twitter by BWheatnyc on October 5, 2011. “Signs at #occupywallstreet ‘It’s not a recession, its a robbery!’” was posted on Twitter by Stephen Bové on October 6, 2011. “My new favorite occupy saying—It’s not a recession; it’s a ROBBERY. #ows” was posted on Twitter by Silver Bowen on December 29, 2011.
     
“This is not a recession. It is a robbery” (shown on a protest sign) was posted on Twitter by myla reson ☮️ on October 9, 2011. “This is not a recession; It is a robbery” was posted on Twitter by Jessie Perry on October 11, 2011. “This is not a recession it’s a robbery with Max Keiser and the artist taxi driver http://youtube.com/watch?v=15cKB4e3zuo” was posted on Twitter by ARTIST TAXI DRIVER on October 7, 2012. “This is not a recession. This is a robbery” was posted on Twitter by Howard Beckett on August 9, 2022.
 
 
Wikipedia: Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was a protest movement against economic inequality and the influence of money in politics that began in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City’s Wall Street financial district, in September 2011. It gave rise to the wider Occupy movement in the United States and other countries.
           
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GOMZ
@JayDashGomz
its not a recession its a robbery
7:24 AM · Jul 25, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
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BWheatnyc
@BWheatnyc
Overheard at #OccupyWallSt today: It’s not a recession, it’s a robbery!
6:44 PM · Oct 5, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
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Stephen Bové
@StephenBove
Signs at #occupywallstreet “It’s not a recession, its a robbery!”  “I lost my job and found an occupation.”
12:45 PM · Oct 6, 2011·TweetDeck
   
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Stacy Malkan
@safecosmetics
“It’s not a recession it’s a robbery.” #OccupyWallStreet
12:50 PM · Oct 6, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
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kamal hassan
@kamalhassan1
“It is not a recession, it is a robbery.” Protest sign from Occupied Wall Street
4:47 PM · Oct 6, 2011·Twitter for BlackBerry®
   
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myla reson ☮️
@MylaReson
This is Not a Recession. It’s a Robbery. #SignsOfTruth #OccupyVenice #OWS
twitpic.com
This is Not a Recession. It’s a Robbery. #SignsOfTruth #OccupyVenice #OWS
This is Not a Recession. It’s a Robbery. #SignsOfTruth #OccupyVenice #OWS
5:47 PM · Oct 9, 2011·Twitter for Android
   
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Jessie Perry
@FreedomSonata
This is not a recession; It is a robbery.
12:45 PM · Oct 11, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
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abolition memes
@abolitionmemes
#ows #occupyportland great sign: it’s not a recession, it’s a robbery.
5:24 PM · Oct 13, 2011·Twitter for iPad
     
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Silver Bowen
@SilverBowen
My new favorite occupy saying—It’s not a recession; it’s a ROBBERY. #ows
2:16 PM · Dec 29, 2011·Ubuntu
 
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ARTIST TAXI DRIVER
@chunkymark
This is not a recession it’s a robbery with Max Keiser and the artist taxi driver
http://youtube.com/watch?v=15cKB4e3zuo
12:39 PM · Oct 7, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
 
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ARTIST TAXI DRIVER
@chunkymark
Support this http://sponsume.com/project/war-machine get a This is not a recession it’s a robbery bumper sticker
1:25 PM · Dec 8, 2013·Camera on iOS
 
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Billy Bostickson 🏴👁&👁 🆓
@BillyBostickson
It’s not a Recession, it’s a Robbery!
(This is also shown on an image.—ed.)
3:38 AM · Feb 24, 2014·Twitter Web Client
 
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ARTIST TAXI DRIVER
@chunkymark
The now legendary first ever Artist Taxi Driver movie.. “This is Not a Recession it’s a Robbery” http://youtube.com/watch?v=2gOVSO89Ycw
6:59 AM · Nov 20, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Benjamín Alonso
@bensmojo
‘its not a recession, its a robbery’
2:06 PM · Feb 15, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
 
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ArkanSassy Momma
@ArkanSassyMomma
It’s not a recession, y’all. It’s a robbery. ✌🏼
5:35 PM · Jul 3, 2022·Twitter for Android
     
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Johnny Rotten 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇳🇱
@NTFKILLA
Bankers are looting the world with the help of politicians …this is not a recession…you are watching a robbery
@ZubyMusic @wef @BillGates @Believer4Life33 @jordanbpeterson @PierrePoilievre @Bamco60 @Roman_Baber @CandiceBergenMP
1:20 PM · Aug 6, 2022·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Howard Beckett
@BeckettUnite
This is not a recession
This is a robbery
8:33 AM · Aug 9, 2022·Twitter for iPhone