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Wages are at a standstill for many Americans. Where incomes have grown, the gains have gone mainly to the top 10 percent of earners, according to the Federal Reserve. Banks that were bailed out during the financial crisis now have healthy balance sheets. Stock investors have enjoyed outsize gains. Corporations are posting strong profits, and CEOs are earning record paydays.
The disconnect "reflects the sense that a lot of major American institutions, including the government, aren't living in the same universe as we are," said Michael Strain, an economist at the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
We want to be paid for our suffering.
The disconnect "reflects the sense that a lot of major American institutions, including the government, aren't living in the same universe as we are," said Michael Strain, an economist at the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
We want to be paid for our suffering.