Think this fits here but may want to go in a new thread.
Interesting article about the current financial situation in the states, looking primarily at unemployment, taxes, corporate profits and wages, and comparing throughout the last 50-100 years. Lots and lots of nice charts to look at.
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-...t-2011-10?op=1
Quote:
The problem in a nutshell is this: Inequality in this country has hit a level that has been seen only once in the nation's history, and unemployment has reached a level that has been seen only once since the Great Depression. And, at the same time, corporate profits are at a record high.
In other words, in the never-ending tug-of-war between "labor" and "capital," there has rarely—if ever—been a time when "capital" was so clearly winning.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-...#ixzz1alxfsH16
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