overview statics on the state of the working class in the US

[Robert Oak]

Basically stuff most of us know, the working class has taken
a massive beating the last 30 years, the gap between rich and poor
has widened dramatically, but it's references BLS and so forth,
good overview, in depth.


http://www.monthlyreview.org/0405yates.htm

[DBoon]

1. Except for 1995 - 2000

now who was president during these five years when oddly the US working class was doing well?

[Warpy]

2. Not exactly well, since wages never recovered to pre 1973

levels in terms of purchasing power, but full employment was starting to inch wages up ever so slightly.

[stevebreeze]

3. truth is they did well but still not as well as those at the top

Relative wealth matters.

[ElectricIron Sweeney]

4. Hitting a ledge after falling

off a cliff is relatively well. Don't expect it to get much better for two reasons: one, when you have to compete against slaves you are reduced to slavery, and when you have to share your civil rights with property, property has more rights and always wins.