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In reply to the discussion: The USA only has one fiscal problem: Lack of political will to tax those who have all the money. [View all]fasttense
(17,301 posts)Why not use his election year?
The middle class actually lost some of their salary under Obama. Though Obama is making a slight difference in how much the thieving rich are paying in taxes on their huge, huge wealth, the Middle Class have actually lost some of their total salary under Obama. They have lost between 4.5% to 5% (depending on which numbers you use) through 2012. It was NEVER stagnant as Obama likes to call it. It actually declined.
But in 2013, it started going up every so slowly, baby step by baby step, the Middle Class's income has risen so as of 2014 it was only 1.4% less than when Obama took office.
Remember that folks. The middle class is making less total money (not adjusted for inflation) then when Obama took office. He has actually hurt the middle class. Recovery my behind.
http://billmoyers.com/2015/01/26/middle-class/
http://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/us/
So, you wonder why we don't want more of Obama policies under Hillary?