The Big Disconnect - PAUL KRUGMAN & Noam Chomsky +
Krugman: Big Disconnect -
Krugman on the disconnect between pundits lectures on the economy and the experience of typical families.
- PLUS: Their view of the world is through a bombsight - Noam Chomsky
- PlUS: Rendezvous With Oblivion, by THOMAS FRANK and more
OP-ED COLUMNIST
The Big Disconnect
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: September 1, 2006
Why have workers done so badly in a rich nation that keeps getting richer?
There are still some pundits out there lecturing people about how great the economy is. But most analysts seem to finally realize that Americans have good reasons to be unhappy with the state of the economy: although G.D.P. growth has been pretty good for the last few years, most workers have seen their wages lag behind inflation and their benefits deteriorate.
The disconnect between overall economic growth and the growing squeeze on many working Americans will probably play a big role this November, partly because President Bush seems so out of touch: the more he insists that its a great economy, the angrier voters seem to get. But the disconnect didnt begin with Mr. Bush, and it wont end with him, unless we have a major change in policies.
The stagnation of real wages ...
Continued:
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11917607.html
Their view of the world is through a bombsight - Noam Chomsky
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11916564.html
Nightmare Mortgages
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11915773.html
FBI searches offices of Alaska lawmakers
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11914528.html
And More Coming Up on Today's Newswire
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/2006/09/01/
Such as:
GUEST COLUMNIST
Rendezvous With Oblivion
By THOMAS FRANK
Published: September 1, 2006
Everything I have written about in this space points to the same conclusion: Democratic leaders must learn to talk about class issues again.
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Frank, the author of Whats the Matter with Kansas, is proving to be a very insightful and articulate observer of our ever-more wobbly world in the 21st century.
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/2006/09/01/
The Big Disconnect
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: September 1, 2006
Why have workers done so badly in a rich nation that keeps getting richer?
There are still some pundits out there lecturing people about how great the economy is. But most analysts seem to finally realize that Americans have good reasons to be unhappy with the state of the economy: although G.D.P. growth has been pretty good for the last few years, most workers have seen their wages lag behind inflation and their benefits deteriorate.
The disconnect between overall economic growth and the growing squeeze on many working Americans will probably play a big role this November, partly because President Bush seems so out of touch: the more he insists that its a great economy, the angrier voters seem to get. But the disconnect didnt begin with Mr. Bush, and it wont end with him, unless we have a major change in policies.
The stagnation of real wages ...
Continued:
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11917607.html
Their view of the world is through a bombsight - Noam Chomsky
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11916564.html
Nightmare Mortgages
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11915773.html
FBI searches offices of Alaska lawmakers
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11914528.html
And More Coming Up on Today's Newswire
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/2006/09/01/
Such as:
GUEST COLUMNIST
Rendezvous With Oblivion
By THOMAS FRANK
Published: September 1, 2006
Everything I have written about in this space points to the same conclusion: Democratic leaders must learn to talk about class issues again.
---
Frank, the author of Whats the Matter with Kansas, is proving to be a very insightful and articulate observer of our ever-more wobbly world in the 21st century.
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/2006/09/01/
MARC PARENT
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