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    With Respect to The Middle Class …

    September 14, 2010

    Today’sNew York Times hammers the Republicans for the failure of trickle down economics. It was always a noxious concept, and never had any theoretical or empirical content. But it sounded nice. The problem with trickle down economics is that the trickle petered out at the 1% level of all income earners. In fact the trickle […]

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    Retail Sales Tick Up

    September 14, 2010

    Meanwhile, back at the economy … Today’s news that retail sales rose by 0.4% in August is obviously good news and worthy of note. That rate of growth is decent – not great, but OK – and follows a similar kind of growth in July. The key point to take away is that with this […]

    Economics / class structure, inflation, jobs, Reagan, recession, unemployment, wages /

    Class Warfare Addendum

    September 14, 2010

    Some of you tell me I have gone too far with my recent binge of talking about the hollowing out of the middle class. But it’s not just me. This is now the hot topic as we sift through the debris of the Reagan illusion and the great trashing of our economy by the banks. […]

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