Gone with the Globalization, that is the US Middle Class

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[quote=Eugene][quote]If that does not work, we will have to take away all benefits, such as food stamps, welfare and UE benefits to teach them the virtues of remaining competitive in a global market. [/quote]

and don’t forget OSHA and the 40-hour week … real globally competitive countries have no need for such nanny-state regs.[/quote]

And don’t forget that we’ll also have to get rid of all environmental protections. If we want to compete with China, Laos, and Burkina Faso our corporations will need to be able do dump toxic waste and heavy metals anywhere they want. Otherwise they will have to waste too much money conforming to environmental “nanny state” regulation.

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This article doesn’t compare the same measurements to the past. Doesn’t really prove that anything has changed.

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This article doesn’t compare the same measurements to the past. Doesn’t really prove that anything has changed.

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This article doesn’t compare the same measurements to the past. Doesn’t really prove that anything has changed.

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This article doesn’t compare the same measurements to the past. Doesn’t really prove that anything has changed.

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This article doesn’t compare the same measurements to the past. Doesn’t really prove that anything has changed.

[joec]

I forget where, but I’ve read before that the middle class is actually an anomaly. This doesn’t pertain to what’s going on now or in the last 5/10 years. But going back hundreds/thousands of years, society was primarily composed of a few elite wealthy and a very large poor class. It was always that way in history and we are merely reverting back to the norm.

The middle class in America arose after WWII with the baby boomers and peace time after the war. The boom from early technology, cars, electronics, appliances, etc…helped put a lot of folks get decent middle class jobs.

How true this really is, I don’t know. Maybe someone can find the article since I didn’t see it on a quick search.

[joec]

I forget where, but I’ve read before that the middle class is actually an anomaly. This doesn’t pertain to what’s going on now or in the last 5/10 years. But going back hundreds/thousands of years, society was primarily composed of a few elite wealthy and a very large poor class. It was always that way in history and we are merely reverting back to the norm.

The middle class in America arose after WWII with the baby boomers and peace time after the war. The boom from early technology, cars, electronics, appliances, etc…helped put a lot of folks get decent middle class jobs.

How true this really is, I don’t know. Maybe someone can find the article since I didn’t see it on a quick search.

[joec]

I forget where, but I’ve read before that the middle class is actually an anomaly. This doesn’t pertain to what’s going on now or in the last 5/10 years. But going back hundreds/thousands of years, society was primarily composed of a few elite wealthy and a very large poor class. It was always that way in history and we are merely reverting back to the norm.

The middle class in America arose after WWII with the baby boomers and peace time after the war. The boom from early technology, cars, electronics, appliances, etc…helped put a lot of folks get decent middle class jobs.

How true this really is, I don’t know. Maybe someone can find the article since I didn’t see it on a quick search.

[joec]

I forget where, but I’ve read before that the middle class is actually an anomaly. This doesn’t pertain to what’s going on now or in the last 5/10 years. But going back hundreds/thousands of years, society was primarily composed of a few elite wealthy and a very large poor class. It was always that way in history and we are merely reverting back to the norm.

The middle class in America arose after WWII with the baby boomers and peace time after the war. The boom from early technology, cars, electronics, appliances, etc…helped put a lot of folks get decent middle class jobs.

How true this really is, I don’t know. Maybe someone can find the article since I didn’t see it on a quick search.

[joec]

I forget where, but I’ve read before that the middle class is actually an anomaly. This doesn’t pertain to what’s going on now or in the last 5/10 years. But going back hundreds/thousands of years, society was primarily composed of a few elite wealthy and a very large poor class. It was always that way in history and we are merely reverting back to the norm.

The middle class in America arose after WWII with the baby boomers and peace time after the war. The boom from early technology, cars, electronics, appliances, etc…helped put a lot of folks get decent middle class jobs.

How true this really is, I don’t know. Maybe someone can find the article since I didn’t see it on a quick search.

[patb]

[quote=Arraya]See, some economic policies do work. Americans were greedy, lazy and needed to be taught a lesson. Next, there is a few million state workers that are greedy, lazy and need to be taught a lesson. Hopefully, when all is said and done, they can all sit around talk about what they did wrong. If that does not work, we will have to take away all benefits, such as food stamps, welfare and UE benefits to teach them the virtues of remaining competitive in a global market. They need to learn that there is no such thing as a free lunch. It will be good for them, I can see it now[/quote]

That is reaganonics.

the rich and the poor

[patb]

[quote=Arraya]See, some economic policies do work. Americans were greedy, lazy and needed to be taught a lesson. Next, there is a few million state workers that are greedy, lazy and need to be taught a lesson. Hopefully, when all is said and done, they can all sit around talk about what they did wrong. If that does not work, we will have to take away all benefits, such as food stamps, welfare and UE benefits to teach them the virtues of remaining competitive in a global market. They need to learn that there is no such thing as a free lunch. It will be good for them, I can see it now[/quote]

That is reaganonics.

the rich and the poor

[patb]

[quote=Arraya]See, some economic policies do work. Americans were greedy, lazy and needed to be taught a lesson. Next, there is a few million state workers that are greedy, lazy and need to be taught a lesson. Hopefully, when all is said and done, they can all sit around talk about what they did wrong. If that does not work, we will have to take away all benefits, such as food stamps, welfare and UE benefits to teach them the virtues of remaining competitive in a global market. They need to learn that there is no such thing as a free lunch. It will be good for them, I can see it now[/quote]

That is reaganonics.

the rich and the poor

[patb]

[quote=Arraya]See, some economic policies do work. Americans were greedy, lazy and needed to be taught a lesson. Next, there is a few million state workers that are greedy, lazy and need to be taught a lesson. Hopefully, when all is said and done, they can all sit around talk about what they did wrong. If that does not work, we will have to take away all benefits, such as food stamps, welfare and UE benefits to teach them the virtues of remaining competitive in a global market. They need to learn that there is no such thing as a free lunch. It will be good for them, I can see it now[/quote]

That is reaganonics.

the rich and the poor

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