It's another great book by Michael Moore. Came out in 97, but still a great read anyway. Here is a snippet-
" Today we're actually earning less than we earned, in real dollars, in 1979. Millions of people officially are out of work-7,266,000.But the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau estimate another 5,378,000 are also unemployed but uncounted. Another 4,500,000 more are working part-time but looking for a full time job. And then there are 2,520,000 Americans who are working full time and earning a wage that is below the poverty line.
That's nearly 20 million people who cannot make the bare minimum they need to survive. "
Crazy stuff eh? There's also the part about CEO's earning 212 times what their average worker is earning, but I won't go into that.
" Today we're actually earning less than we earned, in real dollars, in 1979. Millions of people officially are out of work-7,266,000.But the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau estimate another 5,378,000 are also unemployed but uncounted. Another 4,500,000 more are working part-time but looking for a full time job. And then there are 2,520,000 Americans who are working full time and earning a wage that is below the poverty line.
That's nearly 20 million people who cannot make the bare minimum they need to survive. "
Crazy stuff eh? There's also the part about CEO's earning 212 times what their average worker is earning, but I won't go into that.
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