My Grandfather had a very good influential friend who was a well known U.S.Representative. His line was the real wealthy power holders who have the most influence never directly do business and work at being anonymous. It would be worth the time and effort to know who they are and what they do. Creatures such as the Koch brothers are not typical and vultures who run for public office such as Romney do not fit the mold.

The people who show up on the social pages. The people who are always endowing concert halls or getting college buildings named after them. This is how wealth gets translated into power. And much of it takes place on a local, city-by-city level and it's immediate effect is never visible beyond local city politics. But those are the names you'd want to start with.

Like Romney or the Congresscritters are actually reps of higher food chain powers, possibly even 2+ steps removed from the real power brokers.

There are exceptions, of course. The Kochs, Bill Gates, The Goldman Sachs peeps...but I notice that those people are the newer players.

If Occupy were to identify the generational power player families...

Have you failed to notice that Occupy is a peaceful movement, even when enduring more than a year of domestic terrorist acts against us by "our own" government?

It doesn't take much imagination to envision some lunatics taking kids hostage or such for ransom.

This project has a subliminal threatening smell to it, never mind any issues of privacy. It reminds me of that rag in NY state that published the names and addresses of all gun owners in the county. It wasn't illegal, as that information was available through other means, but it was an ugly move, and they removed the map after enough complaints.

addresses and such direct information it would serve a great and general purpose in shining the light where it most belongs.

Bullshit. Another great idea