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Originally posted by cthulu23
No one suggested that the bottom 40% should be granted equal levels of wealth...I was using the growing income disparity as an example of how trickle down has failed it's promises to lift all boats. You can accuse me of this if it makes youi feel better, though.
There have not been "lower wages for all." In fact, many people have been making money hand over fist.
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Whatever. You pointed to the levels of stock ownership by income group in response to my pointing out that there are other drivers of wealth. Nowhere does that dispute that the poor and rich alike have access to stocks and benefit from the gains in the stock market. You then claim in the next breath that the rich are getting richer while the poor get poorer while only pointing to "real wages" as evidence. Since "real wages" does not capture overtime worked (and tips, pay for vacations, holidays, and non production bonuses) you are relying on an indicator which by its very nature ineffectively captures income for the group you are focused on.