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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tejek who wrote (133557)	5/1/2013 9:40:31 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 149317

Explain how low interest rates have lead to declining operating earnings. He can't because it hasn't. The GROWTH in operating earnings may have declined, but they are still setting all time records. US corporations have figured out how to increase profits regardless of the growth in GDP. Part of it is to avoid taxes, and regulation, and the other part is to take from overall worker compensation. It's a real part of why the economy is stagnant... corps really have no vested interest in making things grow. If we get closer to full employment they'll have to compete for workers, and that will hurt the bottom line. Stuff like good insurance and pensions are expensive.