They’re doing a lot of talking, but Talkers aren’t quite sure about what. Wall Street, though iconic, is simply one location where stocks and bonds are traded. The vast majority of stock trading is done by everyday Americans on their laptops. So, a protest against the stock exchange is a protest against the hundreds of millions of citizens who own shares of something, either through a mutual fund, retirement account or investment portfolio.

Protesting against Bank of America in downtown Charlotte on a Columbus Day holiday weekend is equally pointless. Talkers are pretty certain protesters could carpet bomb downtown Charlotte on a Saturday afternoon and not injure a banker. Same held true on Monday, when banks were closed for Columbus Day. And the last time Talkers checked, free enterprise mandates that companies make the most money they can for their shareholders — everyday Americans, and yes, the not-so-everyday — and as byproduct provide a means for making a living by, yes, everyday Americans.

This bunch is giving protesters a bad name. Talkers suggest the occupiers should occupy themselves with something a little more productive than throwing verbal barbs at phantom targets, and in the process trying to unplug about the only thing keeping this economy on life support.