Weekend Economists Salute the 99% September 26-28, 2014

[Warpy]

2. Well, I do have dogs in that fight

and I've been doing extremely well. I also realize it's just numbers and 2008 brought me down to half of what I now have but had no effect on my income and it's income rather than net worth that is keeping me going. However, if I need an increase in income at any time, I know it has to be because workers are doing better. That's the only thing that boosts earnings.

Rising wages and expectations for workers are what lead to a boom economy. Austerity cripples everything and everyone.

I didn't inherit enough to get out of the 99%, just enough to live on. My side is the workers' side. If they do better, I do better. That's the way every economy works.