Over the past three months, the nationwide “Occupy” protests that have sprung up in most major U.S. cities have cost local taxpayers at least $13 million, according to a survey by the Associated Press.
Actually, the total cost of the protests is likely much higher than this figure due to the fact that the AP only surveyed the cost of police overtime and other municipal services in 18 major cities. The survey did not even attempt to tally the cost of lost business revenue or the cost of property damage due to the protests.
