tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post7467472653743254848..comments2024-03-29T09:08:47.702-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Researchers Provide New Data on the Stagnation of Middle Class WagesSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-75089742276245023142017-05-18T11:38:54.219-04:002017-05-18T11:38:54.219-04:00No, no! You have it all wrong. In 1967 Kennedy ...No, no! You have it all wrong. In 1967 Kennedy and Biden conspired with the rest of the Democrats to expand immigration for the purpose of bringing in people who were in need of "free stuff". They realized that since the Democrat party was the party of "free stuff" that these new citizens would vote Democrat. Since then Democrats have continued this conspiracy to destroy our country in the name of acquiring all the power and that is why we import turds from the turd world. We couldn't import educated people from Eastern Europe and expect them to become Democrats because... well because they are educated and from Eastern Europe and would most likely have too many brain cells to become Democrats. So we must import/immigrate people who need "free stuff" and who don't have too many brain cells and where else do you expect to find them??? It is in fact pure genius on the part of the Democrats. Well, pure genius if you ignore the unfortunate side effect that it will destroy our country and the lives of our citizens. But Ms Pelosi, Ms Feinstein, Mr Schummer and others on the left are making millions and controlling lives so for them it is pure genius don'tcha know. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-37913646639126731462017-05-18T08:47:03.896-04:002017-05-18T08:47:03.896-04:00Since 1965 and Hart-Celler, the US has been import...Since 1965 and Hart-Celler, the US has been importing the Turd World. You shouldn't be surprised that the US is becoming the Turd World, in social trust, in appearance and in wages.Ominous Cowherdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-27081627363971415582017-05-16T21:14:39.714-04:002017-05-16T21:14:39.714-04:00As you say, it's a 30,000 foot view. Over hun...As you say, it's a 30,000 foot view. Over hundreds of years. <br /><br />The problem with the way he talks about GDP divided by the population is that numerically a small group getting a much bigger chunk of GDP is going to have a bigger effect than many people getting a smaller slice. Which seems to be what's going on. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-16628154552160501982017-05-16T14:27:49.285-04:002017-05-16T14:27:49.285-04:00And yet...and yet...there is Chantrill's 30,00...And yet...and yet...there is Chantrill's 30,000-ft analysis:<br /><br />http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/05/forget_comey_just_look_at_the_great_enrichment.htmlMalatropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-29658112798449822702017-05-16T11:02:12.710-04:002017-05-16T11:02:12.710-04:00Every report like this should either be ignored if...Every report like this should either be ignored if you don't have the time to look into it deeply or studied to discover what their bias is and what they were trying to "effect" with their report. Statistics is a wonderful thing. I can prove almost anything with it and if you paid ne enough I can then disprove everything I proved. Tell me what you want and I can prove you absolutely correct. <br /><br />One example of what goes into these was from an old report about pay for women. They equated a chief librarian in San Francisco to a chemical engineer to "prove" that women were payed less/valued less. Seriously! Does anyone think a librarian is the equivalent of a chemical engineer???<br /><br />Having said this I don't Doubt that there is pay stagnation or a poor economy or excessive taxation and regulation that is real and needs to be dealt with. But understand that people who do these studies and then decide what to publish and what to hide and how to characterize it that they are not your friends and have your best interests in mind. They want to convince enough people of something to cause change that they want. What they have told us could be 100% true but merely left out everything that would refute their conclusion. That is they may not have lied but are still intending to deceive. <br /><br />To me it is like when your young child says "I didn't do..." that is a tell and he/she did do something and your job is to figure out what that was. With reports like this it tells me that some group is trying to change policy to benefit someone/some organization and your job is to find out who and what. Because I can assure you with almost perfect accuracy it is not intended to benefit YOU but it is equally likely that YOU will pay for it in some way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-45139423205017544272017-05-16T01:18:07.659-04:002017-05-16T01:18:07.659-04:00As a former truck driver. I started at 22 years ol...As a former truck driver. I started at 22 years old and after 4 years in the Corps. Local driving jobs in Arizona were $12.50 to $13.00 an hour. Today, checking Craigslist, the majority of jobs for driving are $13-14 a hour. Meanwhile the prices of new cars have doubled, housing is unaffordable at those wages. Obamacare takes another 20% off the paycheck. Meanwhile I moved to Asia and living on 1/4 my US take home wages, I own a nice house, my lights are on and am well fed. <br /><br />Comeandmakeit adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605162122677823581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-48405797042176766062017-05-15T22:51:18.916-04:002017-05-15T22:51:18.916-04:00Anonymous (above) hit the nail on the head.Anonymous (above) hit the nail on the head.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-66444537663176818042017-05-15T22:49:23.554-04:002017-05-15T22:49:23.554-04:00The value of labor is dependent on supply and dema...The value of labor is dependent on supply and demand and both explain the reason we have a problem. First, it began in the 50's but accelerated in the 60's and later...immigration and the change in which races were preferred. Prior to this period any immigration, other than European was frowned upon in order that we could keep our culture. After this period those rules were discarded and we got loads of people from other cultures...including Mexico. When this failed to continue lowering labor costs then we got floods of illegals and still have an illegal problem. Illegals work even cheaper than legal aliens. When that still didn't lower wage costs enough we started importing labor via the work visa program...and no one is auditing business replacing available citizen labor with cheap imported or illegal alien labor. When they needed more relief they then established trade agreements that do not benefit citizen labor as imported labor includes cheap foreign labor and little or no tariffs to offset the loss to local labor but just GREAT for the import business. I retired as an aircraft mechanic and I see how costs were contained by changing the maintenance rules in the FAA. At one time all US aircraft had to be maintained in the US....that changed and now heavy checks are done overseas, primarily in places like Singapore. There is a reason we refer to politicians and the oligarchy as the global elite and a reason Trump won after decades of failure by the uniparty democrats and republicans. The uniparty likely thinks it can outlast a Trump just as they thought they outlasted and took over the tea party. THEY ARE WRONG.indyjonesouthereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com