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kentuck

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4. Why don't politicians talk about productivity?

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 08:45 AM

Apr 2012

This seems to me to be the perfect avenue upon which to educate the people. If the average working people in this country was making 35%-40% more per paycheck, our economy would be much more healthy right now.

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Look at this graph that Chris Hayes just put up on his show [View all] NNN0LHI Apr 2012 OP

Yeah, I caught that too. obxhead Apr 2012 #1

I think you are right. efhmc Apr 2012 #10

I'd have to agree given the recent history Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #33

It's an excellent discussion. GoCubsGo Apr 2012 #2

Well documented... Scuba Apr 2012 #3

Why don't politicians talk about productivity? kentuck Apr 2012 #4

Speaking of correlations (and anticorrelations)... caraher Apr 2012 #12

More production with less labor input means increased productivity. xtraxritical Apr 2012 #29

what do you mean? Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #34

The problem is they only see productivity in terms of money, not goods or services workers provide. freshwest Apr 2012 #31

And this, too, is due to the loss of collective bargaining JayhawkSD Apr 2012 #15

Reagan-Bush Years Started It DallasNE Apr 2012 #32

Du rec. Nt xchrom Apr 2012 #5

didn't need a graph to know that was the case. when are working people in this country KG Apr 2012 #6

It's an important graph that Ed Schultz has used repeatedly since March of last year: highplainsdem Apr 2012 #7

Toss in the 1%'s share and we'll see where it went. /nt Festivito Apr 2012 #8

K&R. Overseas Apr 2012 #9

One piture penndragon69 Apr 2012 #11

I wonder how many foreign car drivers JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #13

Here's one! JusticeForAll Apr 2012 #17

Which is owned by Ford obxhead Apr 2012 #19

Congratulations. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #22

I did. obxhead Apr 2012 #18

Sorry to offend, the DU hypocrisy is a bit much at times JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #20

That fact that Honda of Ohio was using prison labor doesn't bother you? NNN0LHI Apr 2012 #23

That does bother me in fact. obxhead Apr 2012 #26

I wish more attention would be paid to "collective bargaining" JayhawkSD Apr 2012 #14

Agree! lonestarnot Apr 2012 #24

That's the same modus operandi that congress critters and politicians use. xtraxritical Apr 2012 #30

Good points. Union members would need legal advice when negotiating contracts. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #35

K & R nt abelenkpe Apr 2012 #16

Trickle down (and down, and down, and down) capitalist economics. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2012 #21

This graph begs to answer some questions Pavlo Apr 2012 #25

Oh, for fuck's sake - what the hell is "middle class" supposed to mean? harmonicon Apr 2012 #27

They are pulling a Romney on America madashelltoo Apr 2012 #28

Article: ProSense May 2012 #36