tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post1226263455792597148..comments2023-11-05T03:25:19.346-05:00Comments on Salisbury News: America’s Great Divide: How the U.S. Transformed Into a 'Dual Economy' and What Can Be Done to Reverse ItAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469687445528023080noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-42369051910172097702015-12-17T18:15:23.159-05:002015-12-17T18:15:23.159-05:00This is the result of policies put in place over 3...This is the result of policies put in place over 30 years ago, called the Reagan revolution. To squash the unions (basically get rid of blue collar jobs)and move the money to the wealthy at the top. It took some time, but here it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-67565546325161745482015-12-17T15:55:09.866-05:002015-12-17T15:55:09.866-05:00Not necessarily. I'd like to read the entire p...Not necessarily. I'd like to read the entire paper before making a judgment. We all know there's a growing divide, since tbe middle class is disappearing. Some may make it into the "upper" class...but too many are inexorably sliding towards poverty.<br /><br />A family that lives within its means, can still face poverty even with a stable income. As wages stagnate, more and more take home pay is eaten up by the normal household bills, which increase at a rate much higher than wages. Eventually heat, taxes, insurance, groceries and so on, become unaffordable without making hard choices affecting one's quality of life.<br /><br />And that is what poverty is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-67058288713518452482015-12-17T09:48:29.426-05:002015-12-17T09:48:29.426-05:00More leftist BS.More leftist BS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com