Thursday, February 6, 2014

Billionaire: Stop ‘Envy Of The One Percent’ And Start Working Harder

www.thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/02/06/3260241/zell-billionaire-inequality/
"Contrary to Zell’s belief, people are working harder without being better rewarded. Since 2000, the gap between productivity and compensation has grown larger than ever before, the Economic Policy Institute reports, creating a “lost decade” for U.S. workers. The federal minimum wage is at its lowest inflation-adjusted level since 1968, and the economic divide has damaged overall growth."