Occupy Protesters "Mic Check" Chicago Mercantile Exchange CEO
By Samantha Abernethy in News on Mar 29, 2012 8:40PM
Occupy Chicago protesters traveled to Houston to "mic check" the CEO of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to criticize him for the massive tax breaks the company received from the state after making "empty threats" to move out of the state. In January protesters gifted a golden toilet to CME Group chairman Terrence Duffy.
When Craig Donohue, CEO of the highly profitable CME Group, traveled to Houston on Friday, March 23, 2012, for an energy trading conference, he expected a warm welcome from his fellow 1% executives. What he got was a Mic Check message from the 99% Chicago families suffering from layoffs and budget cuts while the CME is raking in millions in taxpayer money.