Why the USA's middle class is being left behind.
December 26, 2014 7:09 PM Subscribe
Nick Hanauer's take on why the recently improving US economy's benefits aren't being seen by the middle class.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie
Artw: "Double"
Sharp eye, Artw! My apologies to everyone. Now I'm off to read that thread.
posted by InsertNiftyNameHere at 7:26 PM on December 26, 2014
Sharp eye, Artw! My apologies to everyone. Now I'm off to read that thread.
posted by InsertNiftyNameHere at 7:26 PM on December 26, 2014
Also worth discussing (but outside the scope of One Simple Thing Obama Can Do To Fix Some Seriously Broken Shit): America’s Productivity Climbs (since the mid 1990s, but Wages Stagnate
For millions of workers, wages have flatlined. Take Caterpillar, long a symbol of American industry: while it reported record profits last year, it insisted on a six-year wage freeze for many of its blue-collar workers.posted by filthy light thief at 7:35 PM on December 26, 2014
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