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why is a gap a bad thing in and of itself, and how will your policies address it? Not much of a twist, but still a question none of you can answer.
How is that a twist at all? You just put twist in the title as clickbait.
Why is it bad that those who do all kinds of "lower level" work don't see their wealth increase while only the top of the big business do? Why do you think? If a company grows, it's not just the person on top who deserve some return on that.
Depends who's policy though. Democrats are politicians and can be bought, so there's not really a single solution that would work for each candidate. Even now, Obama's pushing form some pacific trade deal that only the legion of doom is allowed to read, and for some reason, that makes me think it will just lead to even more off shores manufacturing.
If it were up to me, end trade agreements as soon as possible, tax the living **** out of off shores operations, and incentivize opening up manufacturing jobs in the US. Add some regulations that require workers be paid their fair share (depends on the job) and make corporate donations to politicians a federal crime; I'd call it treason as manipulating the political system for personal gain is going against the country if you ask me. That charge would follow both the executives of the corporation and the politician accepting the bribes.
That would be step 1. Step 2 is dependent on how step 1 goes.
1) The world economy including using robots and computers has reduced the number of manufacturing jobs which were the most number of middle class of jobs.
2) Excellence of certain US companies has created vast wealth for those able to tap into it.
3) A large immigrant (most illegals) has created an oversupply of labor in the unskilled and semi skilled area which is repressing wages for middle and lower class Americans.
4) Poor education in many US schools has not created the level of expertise many need to compete in the information knowledge based economy of today.
5) A favorable tax code to create wealth has allowed the top 10% to greatly increase wealth
6) The US minimum wage rate should be increased.
1) The world economy including using robots and computers has reduced the number of manufacturing jobs which were the most number of middle class of jobs.
2) Excellence of certain US companies has created vast wealth for those able to tap into it.
3) A large immigrant (most illegals) has created an oversupply of labor in the unskilled and semi skilled area which is repressing wages for middle and lower class Americans.
4) Poor education in many US schools has not created the level of expertise many need to compete in the information knowledge based economy of today.
5) A favorable tax code to create wealth has allowed the top 10% to greatly increase wealth
6) The US minimum wage rate should be increased.
Do you think asset bubbles created by the federal reserve could have anything to do with wealth inequality given that most rich store their wealth in equities?
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