U.S. Economy Not Working for Increasing Segment of Society

If you click on the link in this entry's title, you will read an article posted on Yahoo News about the fast increasing gap between the rich and the poor in the United States. The article also points out that while productivity is increase, and corporate profits are increasing, wages are going up much more slowly. One point that the article makes clear is the difference between European countries and the United States in terms of governmental aid for the poor.

So when Bush and his supporters talk about how good the economy is doing because of Bush's tax cuts, remember that they are speaking about only one part of the economy, their part. There is another part of our society that's not benefiting from the Bush administration's policies.