Maybe things are looking good for
you, economically, job-wise, income-wise….
For the more than 160 million
Americans at the bottom half of the economic scale, it’s mostly bad news:
The Federal Reserve released data
this week showing that, for the poorest half of Americans with the lowest
wages/incomes, actual wages FELL by 5 per cent between 2010 and 2013. It’s
detailed here on NewRepublic.com.
Yeah, there’s been a nationwide
economic recovery going on since 2009—slowly and unevenly, although pretty
steady—but not for everyone.
Trouble is, the recovery isn’t
boosting the economic situation for all those millions at the bottom end of the
scale.
One explanation: Congress hasn’t
done much of anything in the last five years to boost growth in our national
economy and help create jobs for millions of Americans who want to work.
Shame on the Republicans and
Democrats for maintaining a political standoff in Washington, and not doing anything
else that could be described as governing the country.
Why do we keep re-electing the
people who won’t do The People’s work?
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