The greedy rich who got more greedy from 2000 to 2008 are still rich after the financial debacle in 2008, yet the rest of the 98% are still paying for it. Instead of bailing out the banks, they should've bailed out the people. But of course we all know the fat cats have to protect their lower tier cohorts and clueless minions. They could give a rat's a$$ about the average person struggling to battle an attack from every direction despite all the reassuring garbage that keeps spewing from their mouths.

Wow, onlymoney! You get right to it, don't ya! Yeah, these folks don't have to disclose what they paid out in salaries and those ginormous bonuses to the higher-ups. All this while the people that are actually making it all happen must deal with what they're dealt. Granted, a percentage of the higher-ups had to work their way there but, the larger portion just walk right in to upper five and six digit salaries plus hefty bonuses.

I realize companies can't just go paying everyone big bucks for bringing clothes out of the stockroom and hanging 'em up, restocking shelves with canned goods, making dozens of pizzas in an hour, building someone's burger and dropping fresh fries/onion rings, and the list goes on. However, these are the people making things happen...they are grinding. The main reason they can't do it, though, is because it would mean cutting into their pockets in the end.

Something would have to give somewhere because all these big salaries are based on that fixed wage for "X" amount of hours and "X" amount of sales. If they raise the wage and the sales/profit are the same then somethings gotta give...and it's not gonna be them although they make millions even before bonuses. That's a problem whether people wanna acknowledge it or not. Where's the happy medium for the workers not on welfare and are contributing to our economy?

Should everybody just get two jobs...one full and the other part-time? I know it can be done and people that do it but, they have no life and hardly any time for their kids. Yet, the (R)'s continually preach 'family values' and 'quality time' with your family. Would it stand to reason that at least 'reasonably' higher wages would contribute to a lower turn over rate within the companies? I mean, it costs money to re-train and replace someone when they just quit on the spot...then they have to be paid while training. Why not just take care of the guy/girl already there in that position?

Working (35) or less hours is part-time but, with a higher wage, it becomes manageable from my view. My argument isn't about 'sharing the wealth', it's about them making the necessary sacrifices to save these companies and the people working at them. It's our economy in the middle of it all. Again, the (R)'s and (D)'s both preach on making sacrifices...but nobody's making any moves towards that except the (D)'s with talks of a higher wage package. Sure, the market dictates the overall wage but, it's the companies that know what their finances will actually accommodate. Then, it's becomes a matter of what they're willing to do. It's a long post but, y'all know me by now. I have my main idea and supporting details all to fit in...you know, grade school basics.

Nobody is looking out for the middle class. Republicans take care of the rich and the democrats take care of the poor...who is looking out for the middle class in all of this. We need companies to provide products, services and jobs. We need workers to produce their products and services and in doing so earn a living wage. No company no workers, no workers no company. It's a two way street and neither can survive without the other. One is no more glorified, important or more deserving then the other because they both need each other and both contribute to this country.

If this country keeps rewarding BIG businesses with subsidies and tax breaks when clearly they are not providing a living wage to the very workers carrying out their business plans and producing their products and services, then no one can afford to buy their products and services or any other businesses for that matter and this is what happens as a result of funding greed...stores starting closing. If this country continues to fund and support those who are able to provide for themselves, this is what happens as a result of funding laziness and irresponsibility and every ones pocketbook suffers as well to pay for it. Who is looking out for the middle class in all of this though? Clearly the top earners alone can not support all businesses with all their money and buying power so guess who this country needs..that is right the middle class. We are neither poor nor rich yet the ones who are the glue that holds this country and it's economy together by a string. The middle class is getting tired of bearing the burdens of BOTH political parties and the special interest they serve at our expense...who is looking out for the middle class?

Wasn't there a guy, about 20 years ago, talking about a giant sucking sound and an international race to the bottum?