Originally published at: U.S. Workers Are Getting Record-Low Compensation for Their Labor - TPM – Talking Points Memo
The widening rift between the haves and the have-nots continues to be borne out in federal data, as a Thursday Bureau of Labor Statistics report revealed U.S. workers are doing more and reaping less. Workers are earning record low wages and other compensation in exchange for their labor output, according to the BLS productivity and…
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What’s important here is that the uber-rich “job creators” are being compensated for their political donations. As history has shown, this is both reasonable and sustainable.
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“Trump’s anti-immigration crackdown, corporate tax cuts, and anti-labor movement policies are exacerbating a decades-old trend.”
This is the equivalent of Princess Leia giving the Resistance the Death Star plans. It’s the voice of the universe saying, “Hear this, and then use it to destroy your enemies.” It’s everything that’s wrong, and has been wrong for 45 years, and is rapidly getting worse, in a single sentence. Are Democrats listening? (Are we listening?)
