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To: TimF who wrote (600899)	2/17/2011 1:52:04 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1571101

How the middle class became the underclass They didn't. Tim, you're a nice guy but you have been badly duped. In 1980, workers with a high school diploma earned about 71% of what college-educated workers made. In 2010, that number fell to 55%. In 2010 a larger percentage of people where college educated. Your not comparing equivalent groups. The normal level of education (at least in terms of years of formal education) has moved up. While that's helped the American economy grow, the benefits have been disproportionately reaped by the wealthy. If you get a big benefit than you are wealthy, but much of the benefit went to people who where not formally wealthy. There is a fair amount of social mobility, also people tend to accumulate wealth over time. As for the koolaid that's being passed around, its the idea that more government control is good for the economy.<?I> Tim, one day.......hopefully soon, you will wake up and realize how bad things have become. I know you won't believe this guy but everything he says in this clip is spot on: youtube.com