Incomes Worsen!
Good editorial on the plight of incomes in the US. Your statistics are probably valid but your conclusion is way off the mark.
Who pays these workers? How do you account for the increase of billions that companies have accumulated during this same period of time?
United Health Care has recently joined the stock exchange as one of its best investments on Wall Street. I didn’t see that in any of your news reporting. How about an article on the wealth that has accumulated at the expense of these workers?
Most of your readers seek fairness as the duty of local newspapers.
Audrae Gruber
Brainerd
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Add commentThe drop in American worker
The drop in American worker wages is the result of the failed "Supply Side Economics" or as some call it 'voodoo economics'.
Reducing wages and lowering the standard of living for the American worker is the goal of the republican party.
United Healthcare Replaced Kraft Foods, Medical Care vs Cheese
Thank Goodness after 40 + years of trying to do something about healthcare in this country ( one of the last countries in the world to do so ? ) were fortunate to have The Affordable Care Act as a starting point.
So while Corporations ( Mittsters people) continue to report record profits , lack of wage growth continues. ( any connection ?)
At least we wont have to be dependent on company sponsored healthcare ,if we dont want to be.
Think they call that freedom !
So United joins the stock exchange after Obamacare?
Sounds like this wonderful health care plan is going to make those in the health care industry that much richer. Of course, I also heard they added jobs: UnitedHealth to hire 250 people in San Antonio, adds 125 Jobs to Miami, 550 new jobs in Colorado and 335 in Baltimore, Md., nearly 1500 in Texas. You are right, fish and cap, what an evil company!
That Darn Veterans Administration , Turned over Tri-Care to
United Healthcare in 12 or 13 SE states to administrate.
That certainly has helped them continue to grow even larger.
Good news would be NOW they have to actually pay out 80 or 85%
of what they collect in premiums from regular customers , or a REFUND is created.
Guess the days of $ 100 million dollar payoffs to exiting
CEOs are over in the Healthcare Biz.
Managing an out of control Healthcare system , what a concept....
Whats next , 2 more Republicon US Senators vote "YES" on a bill to help provide jobs to those DEPENDENT Veterans the Mittster has enlightened the country about ?
captron
What country are you living in sounds nice. In the U.S.A. health care is going too cost too much for any one, Its borderline for most of us middle agers thanks to Teflon. You must not pay for health ins..
He don't pay for
nuthin. But he pretends to just like about 99% of the 99%.