It is not new, but for the CIA to acknowledge it .... On Sat, May 13, 2006 at 05:32:36PM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > The two-tier labor market is nothing new. What's new is the seemingly > accelerating growth of the secondary (bad job) sector as a percentage > of the labor force and the accelerating growth of the income & benefit > gap between the two tiers (labor market segments). > > On 5/13/06, michael perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The last sentence is the kicker. > > > > "US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, > > especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military > > equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. > > The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a > > "two-tier labor market" in which those at the bottom lack the education > > and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and > > more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and > > other benefits. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household > > income have gone to the top 20% of households." > > > > http://odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html > > > > -- > > > > > > Michael Perelman > > Economics Department > > California State University > > michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > > Chico, CA 95929 > > 530-898-5321 > > fax 530-898-5901 > > > > > -- > Jim Devine / "the world still seems stuck in greed-lock, ruled by > fossilized fools fueled by fossil fuels." -- Swami Beyondananda
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
