tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post6883157330069729141..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: Let's hold off on the socialism thingRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-53209662118048414512011-10-05T12:10:33.417-05:002011-10-05T12:10:33.417-05:0044% of people reporting income do not make enough ...44% of people reporting income do not make enough to pay Federal tax...while we have a deficit/debt problem that some think the rich should pay while it appears the rich think the poor should pay by cutting the costs of their safety net as P. Reagan called it. <br /><br />The politics of this are that the middle class is going to pay it all if we don't get it fixed...making things even worse for our economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-8196054741546414662011-10-04T21:58:08.257-05:002011-10-04T21:58:08.257-05:00"We also find that those over the age of 50 a..."We also find that those over the age of 50 are in serious trouble if they have to find work."<br /><br />So who is to blame when our experienced workers are being laid off for younger, cheaper labor, Dad29? Must be those darn unions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-92003094114019184772011-10-04T13:48:25.555-05:002011-10-04T13:48:25.555-05:00Aaron....
We have the "define 'middle cl...Aaron....<br /><br />We have the "define 'middle class'" question embedded in your comment.<br /><br />We DO know that the labor participation rate is down, smartly, over the last decade, and that unemployment is (currently) high, no matter 'prime' or U-6.<br /><br />We also find that those over the age of 50 are in serious trouble if they have to find work.<br /><br />Is that "disappearing middle class"?<br /><br />You tell me!Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-13915837833054265592011-10-04T09:27:24.391-05:002011-10-04T09:27:24.391-05:00Gurda is great to read when he sticks to Milwaukee...Gurda is great to read when he sticks to Milwaukee's history, but his increasingly political articles will cause him to lose a lot of his audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-54197459711705229162011-10-03T21:20:24.641-05:002011-10-03T21:20:24.641-05:00If the middle class is disappearing, shouldn't...If the middle class is disappearing, shouldn't we be seeing a steady rise in unemployment - recessionary cycles notwithstanding.Aaron Rodriguezhttp://thehispanicconservative.comnoreply@blogger.com