Reply #2: Same as it ever was...

[regnaD kciN]

This is nothing new; it's been the policy of every Republican President since Reagan. And even the sainted Bill Clinton was not immune; one could argue that the two "biggest achievements" of his presidency were gaining approval for NAFTA (which was a major victory for the globalization that has sent formerly decent-paying jobs overseas) and dismantling the welfare system (which allowed for a "race to the bottom" on social services, plus higher competition for entry-level jobs -- it's not an accident that, since welfare "reform," the minimum wage has stayed put for the longest period since its inception).

I don't know if it's "too late" to undo the trend toward stratifying the country into rich and poor, but it is sure going to be a lot harder than if the middle class had smartened up a long time ago and stopped this in its tracks, before the global corporation system and its "profits before people" ideology became so all-encompassing and interwoven in our daily existence.