There's even more than this that also adds fuel to the fire so to speak, that we have in general a system that doesn't care about the people and screws them at every turn, a economic depression, record unemployment, and government who only fans the flames instead of actually doing anything helpful.
Preach! The protests do seem to be having something of an effect though, so I hope this will bring some meaningful change in the future. The government is going to fight every step of the way but they're caving to the pressure.