Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

13. This graph is a talking point all by itself...

Reply to Melinda (Original post)

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:02 PM

Dec 2012

It just screams, It ain't happening for us!", isn't it? What a graph!

Another thing... If I hear one more news person mention how we might include extending the 2 percentage point Social Security payroll tax cut, I will punch them right through the TV set.

How dumb are we supposed to be in thinking that defunding what we rightfully pay into for our own safety net should be fucking ROBBED, anyway?

What the fuck, people...

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

36 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Corporate Profits Hit Record High While Worker Wages Hit Record Low [View all] Melinda Dec 2012 OP

Rinse, repeat Cal Carpenter Dec 2012 #1

So much for the trickle-down theory Ya Basta Dec 2012 #2

Four decades of steady decline. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #3

Indeed... I've been thinking the same thing for years now. Melinda Dec 2012 #4

Agreed Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #28

It apparently isnt bad enough to get the Republicans out of Congress. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #5

Excellent graphic dreamnightwind Dec 2012 #6

Same shit, different year. More for them less for us. Initech Dec 2012 #7

THIS ^^^^ is the single Most Important Post on DU... bvar22 Dec 2012 #8

Truth-Out: Five Facts About America's Pathological Wealth Distribution Melinda Dec 2012 #10

Neato! Our distribution is worse than countries with Sultans and kings. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #14

Senator Wellstone! sheshe2 Dec 2012 #11

Amen. nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #12

But that's OK.... kentuck Dec 2012 #9

This graph is a talking point all by itself... MrMickeysMom Dec 2012 #13

C'mon people! Who cares about this???? AlbertCat Dec 2012 #15

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #16

Movie "Idiocracy"-everybody lived on corporate dividends ErikJ Dec 2012 #17

There is something inherently obscene when the electorate returns the likes of indepat Dec 2012 #18

What happened around 1970? moondust Dec 2012 #19

Inflation started kicking into high gear around 1971, Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #22

Wouldn't inflation affect corporate profits as well? moondust Dec 2012 #23

Inflation meant higher corporate profits in actual dollar terms Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #24

Thanks Art. moondust Dec 2012 #25

I should add that Great Society programs, Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #26

What happened in 1970 - 1972 was OPEC and what we now call the Too Big To Fail banks. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #27

this should be on the front page of every newspaper. joeunderdog Dec 2012 #20

The Bush years tell the story---WOW young_at_heart Dec 2012 #21

See no evil...etc. progressoid Dec 2012 #35

kr. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #29

I keep wondering marions ghost Dec 2012 #30

People will put up with it until they are starving davidn3600 Dec 2012 #31

I guess that's how marions ghost Dec 2012 #34

It took a Great Depression just to get the New Deal enacted into law. Selatius Dec 2012 #32

For some people marions ghost Dec 2012 #33

Thank GAWD it passed! nt Romulox Dec 2012 #36