> Part of what killed wage growth was the demise of Communism. Communism was once a serious ideological threat to capitalism. From the 1920s to the early 1980s, there was real fear in the business community that communism might work. It might deliver a better life to workers. There was competition in ideology, and capitalism had to provide an increasing standard of living or risk countries going communist. Communism never did deliver a better standard of living, but the presence of a competing system which more or less worked kept capitalism honest.

This is the biggest fattest lie of them all. I don't blame you for believing it; but there there was a time when the paper glamorized socialism. Hell we live in a Socialist country yet we refuse to acknowledge it; whenever someone talks about adding another socialist policy people act like we're not one.

No the real problem is Parasitic Capitalism; when you worked for Sears during the 70's and 80's it was a wage you could send your kids to college on. Sure it wasn't pretty; but things worked. Step forward with companies like Wal-mart and Samclubs delivering lower prices for the same products.

No one ever asked how walmart produced such low prices; but the truth is they pay rock bottom low wages ensuring that all their employee's require state help in order to feed them.

The Walmart's are rich as rich; but we helped them out to the tune of 2.1billion dollars I've heard per year. I suspect that's a bit high but regardless when companies can succeed by destroying a market. We all loose.

There's a number of companies doing this; we have 6 media companies now that own each and every news paper outlet pretty much. There's very little companies who own the radio; just 2-3.

Large part of it was the deregulation of the Clinton era; it was thought to bring us a competition. The fuck it did

Lastly; I blame the Clinton's and their policies.

Stop blaming people because they are lazy and in low-skill or low-wage jobs. That's just the party line that Fox News and other people lie to you about.

Getting angry at Millennial's isn't the answer either. Most adults don't get it; the world is different from when they were a child and they refuse to acknowledge it. Their life is good; their life was good. Why can't their kids be the same?

Wake the fuck up and start smelling the bacon burning. Banks are stealing your money left and right; and yet you keep putting money in the bank. When they tank that monthly fee out you just say yes sir thank you sir.

And you wonder why people are pissed off...

Lastly, no Communism was no real threat to capitalism. If it was a real threat you would see it more. Russia is not Communist nor is China.

Remove the titles and start looking; they are not what you are told.