Class and family in the US and A.

[meus_ovatio]

I've been musing about something. Beware, for I have mused and you are now subject to its consequences! Something came up with got me thinking about family and how class continuity can effect politics. For instance, anecdote-wise, about 3/4ths of those I know are worse off than their parents than their parents were at their age. The rest are either

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[enders_shadow]

You need to come to terms with the fact that wages for workers have remained stagnant, in terms of real spending power, since about the 70's.

So while part of you making less than you father is a choice about which job field to go into, there's also the problem of ALL wages going down or remaining stagnant, in terms of real spending power/

[enders_shadow]

Pick up a copy of The Looting of America by Les Leopold

It is true, and I hope when you see the evidence you will be willing to accept the reality of the problem.

Productivity went up, wages didn't which meant those who reaped the rewards of productivity earned more and more money.

This is one reason OWS exists.

[enders_shadow]

"Nor is there anything establishing that they should!"
Except for common sense.

And OWS is far from over.
But you never got it, so i'm not surprised that you still don't get it.

[enders_shadow]

Common sense tells you that you cannot put a price on what a person is worth.

You can put a price on how much they PRODUCE and what that level of PRODUCTION is worth.
As they produce more, the worth of their labor is more.
Ergo, you raise their wages in conjunction with their productivity.

[enders_shadow]

You just stopped reading what I wrote after than sentence, didn't you?
My very next statement was to show you the difference between the worth of a PERSON and the worth of their LABOR.

Epic fail jeff.

[enders_shadow]

So you chose to ignore the relevant section of my comment.

What a classy guy you are.
Do you like, wear a monocle or something?

[enders_shadow]

as for OWS: if you require media attention for things to be happening, you fail even harder than i thought at life

[enders_shadow]

so what, dear sir, are you talking about?