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progressoid

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66. 30 plus years of trickle down and I haven't seen a drop of it.

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Sat Jul 27, 2013, 03:04 PM

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The Downward Trend for America's Working Class continues, unchecked. [View all] bvar22 Jul 2013 OP

America's race to the bottom ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #1

They're starving us out Hydra Jul 2013 #2

stay alive, be ready for the revolution PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #3

If things don't change, you will be proven right. nt bluestate10 Jul 2013 #6

I feel this coming Saviolo Jul 2013 #55

It IS heart-breaking. One more statistic, one in six US children go to bed hungry every sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #4

Sabrina, one big problem is that poor people don't vote regularly. Real change won't bluestate10 Jul 2013 #8

Why should they? leftstreet Jul 2013 #15

Politicians only represent the wealthy. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #23

Then protest vote. Write someone in... anything. n/t cprise Jul 2013 #53

I not only voted for Obama, I worked to get him elected and things are still getting rhett o rick Jul 2013 #65

You seriously think "voting" will solve anything? 99Forever Jul 2013 #31

You can write-in anyone you want cprise Jul 2013 #54

You misinterpreted what I was saying. 99Forever Jul 2013 #56

I see what you're saying cprise Jul 2013 #60

write in votes are not permitted Coyote_Bandit Jul 2013 #58

You'd have to find some other mark to protest, then. cprise Jul 2013 #61

unless there is a hand recount Coyote_Bandit Jul 2013 #68

They will see a descrepency between turnout/number of ballots cprise Jul 2013 #81

The problem is much bigger than that. The media is propagandizing us, many that want to vote are rhett o rick Jul 2013 #64

The poor face many obstacles to voting YoungDemCA Jul 2013 #73

Sabrina, not meaning to dismiss the severity of food insecurity (hunger) in the HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #71

The minimum wage has to be increased to a level that single people and families can bluestate10 Jul 2013 #5

"These things ^ do NOT happen by accident." woo me with science Jul 2013 #7

This is the "new era" Obama wants. forestpath Jul 2013 #9

No one that has the power to do anything about it genuinely cares to make it better. HughBeaumont Jul 2013 #10

They're also making it impossible to work multiple jobs Patiod Jul 2013 #11

It's the stockholders more than the CEOs jmowreader Jul 2013 #19

This is so fucking heartless it makes me seethe. CrispyQ Jul 2013 #44

Things are so bad, that Obama is making "Working Class" themed speeches... Junkdrawer Jul 2013 #12

"This trend is also unsustainable." Be optimistic. Sure it is. n/t jtuck004 Jul 2013 #13

But life is grand if you're at the top and sticking it to everyone else Catherina Jul 2013 #14

DURec leftstreet Jul 2013 #16

Daily CEO Pay Now Exceeds the Average Worker's Annual Salary – Roy Rolling Jul 2013 #17

cannibals is a good word for what they are. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #40

"Half of America is in poverty, and its creeping toward 75%" ProSense Jul 2013 #18

Thanks for posting this. n/t zeos3 Jul 2013 #26

The "poverty line" as currently determined is out of date and woefully underestimates poverty. snot Jul 2013 #46

Your first ProSense Jul 2013 #52

The president will help us with the TPP! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #57

It depends on how you define poverty. blackspade Jul 2013 #69

Some people insist that America's Poor, the Working Poor, and the Soon to be Poor bvar22 Jul 2013 #75

Roger that! blackspade Jul 2013 #79

The only way to fight back is with a Union. The politicians and their owners do not care about you. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #20

Which is EXACTLY why unions are under attack! n/t AngryOldDem Jul 2013 #22

exactly. We need another labor movement. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #39

I just got a nasty piece of news this afternoon. AngryOldDem Jul 2013 #21

I am so sorry to hear that. Democrats cannot ignore the wage problem anymore. There are just too liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #38

My contact person has been with the company for 20+ years. AngryOldDem Jul 2013 #72

Yep... FloriTexan Jul 2013 #24

Thanks for the info. zeos3 Jul 2013 #25

Here's a further irony: chervilant Jul 2013 #48

Bang. Spot on. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #27

Bare in mind 9.5 making 500K will soon be worth twice that and twice again soon after SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2013 #28

Thanlk You, Thank You, Thank You Phlem Jul 2013 #29

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #30

Are YOU going to Take ON the US Government with a pistol? bvar22 Jul 2013 #35

Thank you for saying that DonCoquixote Jul 2013 #51

kr HiPointDem Jul 2013 #32

k&r Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #33

Excellent post. K&R nt TBF Jul 2013 #34

Congress needs to raise the minimum wage to about 11 bucks an hour arely staircase Jul 2013 #36

I'm tired of Congress' action on minimum wage. Raising minimum wage just isn't enough anymore. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #37

agreed that 11 bucks isn't enough to live off arely staircase Jul 2013 #41

Corporations are desperately trying to make the minimum wage the standard wage PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #42

Nixon proposed a guaranteed annual income. CrispyQ Jul 2013 #43

An array of price-control regulations are also needed. reformist2 Jul 2013 #45

The thing is they raise the minimum wage, companies will merely hire part-time duffyduff Jul 2013 #83

By design, my friend, by design. Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #47

Very very very SAD .... MindMover Jul 2013 #49

Thank you chervilant Jul 2013 #50

Perhaps Elysium really is our future. Can I be Matt Damon? Kennah Jul 2013 #59

Every time there's a crash, the same few grab more. DirkGently Jul 2013 #62

Because free trader wall street thieves are heroes in America? workinclasszero Jul 2013 #63

30 plus years of trickle down and I haven't seen a drop of it. progressoid Jul 2013 #66

what I want to know is if we now know it doesn't work why can't we change it? liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #67

Because the elites who believe in it and profited from it control both political parties. n/t duffyduff Jul 2013 #84

Awesome post. blackspade Jul 2013 #70

Kicked and recommended. YoungDemCA Jul 2013 #74

And Obama has been fiddling for 5-1/2 years, while the U.S. burns. One of his solutions is to screw MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #76

Glug Glug DJ13 Jul 2013 #77

You should re-post this as its own thread. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #78

Thread winner.... blackspade Jul 2013 #80

K&R! We need big changes. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #82