RE: [A-List] "The Late '90s Never Happened"

[sawicky@xxxxxxxxxx (Max Sawicky)]

Actually in the latter half of the 90s wages and incomes
rose for every income class.  Your pensions/savings
weren't wiped out until later.

As you say, now is a different story.

mbs



I don't know what your point is. An unemployment rate of 3.9% sounds really
good until you stop and consider that a vast majority of working people,
during this period, saw their earning power and living standards
drop....all while productivity demands were intensified.

Many of these people will shortly be left without work (myself possibly
included) and may not be able to find work for years.

As for the "good times" -- they were reserved for a small percentage. The
rest of us are seeing our jobs, pensions and savings wiped out.

Joanna