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11. Wages for semi-skilled workers are the same as they were in 1980.

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Fri Aug 10, 2018, 07:38 PM

Aug 2018

Forty years of anti-union and anti-worker policies come home to roost.

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Wages drop despite economic boom [View all] left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 OP

No surprise, elleng Aug 2018 #1

Give me, give me, give me, give me,.......... None for you ! magicarpet Aug 2018 #6

Higher Corp taxes can mean higher wages since they deduct them. SharonAnn Aug 2018 #37

Stagnant or dropping wages are here to stay forever. democratisphere Aug 2018 #2

Winning Bigly. Nuthin' but winning. Trumpers won enough yet? NRaleighLiberal Aug 2018 #3

I love their reaction when you remind them that he inherited a good economy and the trend from Obama sandensea Aug 2018 #8

Yes - because those people are hopeless...deplorable, even! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2018 #13

The top 10% is doing very nicely,... Thank You Very Much. magicarpet Aug 2018 #4

It's no economic boom if the working class is struggling huh. Iliyah Aug 2018 #5

Say it isn't so. Racerdog1 Aug 2018 #7

Mission accomplished! not fooled Aug 2018 #9

Kochs are just the latest in a long line... pecosbob Aug 2018 #12

You're right not fooled Aug 2018 #15

Yes, oppostion since 1910s and anti trust laws, then FDR, more. appalachiablue Aug 2018 #23

Amazing what FDR, and TR who helped set things up, were able to do empedocles Aug 2018 #27

"Mission Accomplished"? I wish. The Kochs are just getting started. Grease up, America. Midnight Writer Aug 2018 #21

Brutal reality, folks study up fast on the 'Gop's Long Game'/Koch Agenda. appalachiablue Aug 2018 #22

Am currently reading Jane Mayer's Dark Money. Billionaires plotting against working folk. Midnight Writer Aug 2018 #24

I'm working on Jane's terrific book too. All very serious and real.. appalachiablue Aug 2018 #25

Unions Anyone? louis c Aug 2018 #10

Wages for semi-skilled workers are the same as they were in 1980. pecosbob Aug 2018 #11

I worked in a grocery store when I was a teen - part time. Unionized. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2018 #14

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2018 #16

Robert Reich's film Inequality For All is very good and BigmanPigman Aug 2018 #17

Imagine that! Kajun Gal Aug 2018 #18

This is what Republican policies do. PatrickforO Aug 2018 #19

MASLA - Making Americans Slave Laborers Again flibbitygiblets Aug 2018 #20

On the bright side: republican fatcats are getting fatter Achilleaze Aug 2018 #26

With wages dropping & inflation increasing the economy that OBAMA rescued, WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #28

This is a troubling trend. honest.abe Aug 2018 #29

And that was the plan all along. Older Than I Look Aug 2018 #30

Amen FiveGoodMen Aug 2018 #33

This is why Republicans have to run against Nancy Pelosi instead of their tax cuts. n/t Yavin4 Aug 2018 #31

The 1% that own the GOP are doing just fine workinclasszero Aug 2018 #32

Real wages are in decline, while corporate profits soar #TrumpSlump DesertRat Aug 2018 #34

Indeed. The question that Dems should ask repeatedly about this economic "boom": calimary Aug 2018 #35

kick 🌊🌊🌊 #FlipItBlue #BlueWave2018 #VoteThemOUT riversedge Aug 2018 #36

Address the wage drop Sarah Hucksterbee. I know, "fake news". oasis Aug 2018 #38

trickle-up economics have been going on for decades. nt TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #39