"it took a long while for it to work for enough people (and lots of union places to go to work to like all the factory jobs we had) to get a middle class." more
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A large middle class? Fo'geta'boutit!
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Nov 22, 2009 10:48AM EST
 Peter Joseph Swanson replied to a comment by Peter Joseph Swanson on A large middle class? Fo'geta'boutit! Nov 22, 2009 10:38AM EST
 Tim Nelson replied to a comment by Peter Joseph Swanson on A large middle class? Fo'geta'boutit! "Labor unions didn't form before the middle class grew, that's true, but the union organizers tried for at least a half-century before that." more Nov 22, 2009 10:17AM EST
Peter Joseph Swanson commented on a post "Labor Unions put economic power into the hands of the working class for the first time in history. Unions made the middle class. As Unions decline (Republicans policies worked to utterly crush them), so . . ." more Nov 22, 2009 10:09AM EST
Tim Nelson replied to a comment by Carol Lloyd on A large middle class? Fo'geta'boutit! "Returning to income tax rates during the great depression, around 79% for the top tier, would be a great first step." more Nov 22, 2009 10:05AM EST
Tim Nelson replied to a comment by Carol Lloyd on A large middle class? Fo'geta'boutit! "A large middle class is the rare exception, which only took place because of the depleted state of nations at the end of WWII. We have Laffer curves, and other such drivel, only because we needed new models . . ." more Conversation Space
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