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States where the middle class is shrinking fastest
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[quote:Black_Jack:MV8yODAwNjM3XzQ5MDQ5OTMzXzQyREQ5Njc1] [quote:beeches:MV8yODAwNjM3XzQ5MDQxODYwXzYyRDU3MTUy] [quote:Anonymous Coward 33435073:MV8yODAwNjM3XzQ5MDQxNzQwXzVCQkY1NEVE] That is what oligarchical fascist socialism does [/quote] and that is barryhussein's game. other than golf. [/quote] why of course it is. it all started with something like this: mid 80's: NAFTA The 90's: service and manufacturing jobs started going overseas 2000: more sectors were added including menial tech jobs ---> india, china 2010 to present: engineering, customer service jobs, tech support ------> india try calling any customer service rep up and getting a white person to answer the phone. I dare you. [/quote]
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no shock, CA leads all states. LOL.
The American economy is by many measures well on the road to full recovery. The national unemployment rate was 6.2% in 2013, down from 9.3% in 2009; U.S. gross domestic product grew 5% in the third quarter of 2014; and the S&P 500 recently reached its all time high.
And yet the middle class, which historically was the driver of economic growth, is falling behind. The average income among middle-class families shrank by 4.3% between 2009 and 2013, while incomes among the wealthiest 20% of American households grew by 0.4%.......
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