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In reply to the discussion: Fuck all anti-union conservatives everywhere. That is all. nt [View all]Zorra
(27,670 posts)32. It boggles the mind why any Democrat would want to break the power of unions.
The nations union membership rate continued a decades-long slide last year, falling to 11.8 percent of the American work force in 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced in a report on Friday.
The top 1% takes 43% of the pie while the bottom 90% gets only 36%
"Bwaaahaaahaaa! We told them the wealth would trickle down!"
In effect there are increasingly two economies, a wealthy top economy doing very well, and a bottom economy for roughly the bottom 99% facing income stagnation, with dwindling wealth and resources.
Only the wealthy few have had income growth in the last 30 years
This next graph [5] shows rapidly increasing income growth for the top 1% in the past ten years. It also shows that for the entire bottom 60% there has been very little growth in per household income over the last 30 years, well under 1% annually.
Only the wealthy few have had income growth in the last 30 years
This next graph [5] shows rapidly increasing income growth for the top 1% in the past ten years. It also shows that for the entire bottom 60% there has been very little growth in per household income over the last 30 years, well under 1% annually.
Union membership: Declining steadily since Reagan.
Workers: Declining income equality since Reagan.
The wealthiest Americans: Markedly increased income since Reagan.
"Bwaaahaaahaaa! We told them the wealth would trickle down!"
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
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And sooo many in this country, even some democrats, would like to knock out the union pilings
RKP5637
Sep 2012
#19
It is a brainwashed lethargic ambivalent citizenry for the most part. Many have
RKP5637
Sep 2012
#34
Too many today want to tear down workers who have a "good deal" rather than demanding the "good deal
pampango
Sep 2012
#7
My fear is I think I already know the answer, but will wait and see with an optimistic mind
RKP5637
Sep 2012
#16
This is what torques me, the R's are allowed by default to take the upper hand, then by the
RKP5637
Sep 2012
#27
I was never in a union, because of the nature of the job I had, but I've always
RKP5637
Sep 2012
#15