{"id":29687,"date":"2013-03-05T15:04:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/view\/2013\/03\/05-4"},"modified":"2013-03-05T15:04:02","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T14:04:02","slug":"our-current-economic-mess-explained-with-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/our-current-economic-mess-explained-with-headlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Current Economic Mess, Explained With Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I was doing research, gathering headlines for a post. But the headlines told a story of their own. So here they are:\"\"<\/p>\n

2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 2010, Corporate Profits Hit New Record, U.S. Workers Still Struggling<\/a><\/p>\n

2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 2011, Profits Are Booming. Why Aren\u2019t Jobs?<\/a><\/p>\n

May 2011, Corporate Profits At All-Time High As Recovery Stumbles<\/a><\/p>\n

June 2011, Since 2009, 88 Percent Of Income Growth Went To Corporate Profits, Just One Percent Went To Wages<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2011, Corporate profits\u2019 share of pie most in 60 years<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2011, A Boom in Corporate Profits, a Bust in Jobs, Wages<\/a><\/p>\n

August 2011, Companies near record profits amid high unemployment<\/a><\/p>\n

October 2011, While Corporate Profits Are At 60-Year High, Main Street Businesses Continue To Struggle<\/a><\/p>\n

November 2011, GDP revised downward; corporate profits up<\/a><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 2012, Corporate Margins And Profits Are Increasing, But Workers\u2019 Wages Aren\u2019t<\/a><\/p>\n

May 2012, Corporate Profits Return To Prerecession Levels, But Job Growth And Investment Remain Weak<\/a><\/p>\n

June 2012, Corporate Profits Just Hit An All-Time High, Wages Just Hit An All-Time Low<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2012, The Economy Stinks, but at Least Corporate Profits Are at 60-Year Highs!<\/a><\/p>\n

December 2012, Corporate profits hit all-time high as wages drop to record low<\/a><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 4, 2013, Corporate Profits Have Risen Almost 20 Times Faster Than Workers\u2019 Incomes Since 2008<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a9 2013 Campaign for America’s Future<\/p>\n

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\"Dave<\/a><\/div>\n
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Dave Johnson is a contributing blogger for the Campaign for America’s Future<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I was doing research, gathering headlines for a post. But the headlines told a story of their own. So here they are:\"\"<\/p>\n

2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 2010, Corporate Profits Hit New Record, U.S. Workers Still Struggling<\/a><\/p>\n

2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 2011, Profits Are Booming. Why Aren’t Jobs?<\/a><\/p>\n

May 2011, Corporate Profits At All-Time High As Recovery Stumbles<\/a><\/p>\n

June 2011, Since 2009, 88 Percent Of Income Growth Went To Corporate Profits, Just One Percent Went To Wages<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2011, Corporate profits’ share of pie most in 60 years<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2011, A Boom in Corporate Profits, a Bust in Jobs, Wages<\/a><\/p>\n

August 2011, Companies near record profits amid high unemployment<\/a><\/p>\n

October 2011, While Corporate Profits Are At 60-Year High, Main Street Businesses Continue To Struggle<\/a><\/p>\n

November 2011, GDP revised downward; corporate profits up<\/a><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 2012, Corporate Margins And Profits Are Increasing, But Workers’ Wages Aren’t<\/a><\/p>\n

May 2012, Corporate Profits Return To Prerecession Levels, But Job Growth And Investment Remain Weak<\/a><\/p>\n

June 2012, Corporate Profits Just Hit An All-Time High, Wages Just Hit An All-Time Low<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2012, The Economy Stinks, but at Least Corporate Profits Are at 60-Year Highs!<\/a><\/p>\n

December 2012, Corporate profits hit all-time high as wages drop to record low<\/a><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 4, 2013, Corporate Profits Have Risen Almost 20 Times Faster Than Workers’ Incomes Since 2008<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

© 2013 Campaign for America’s Future<\/p>\n

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\"Dave<\/a><\/div>\n
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Dave Johnson is a contributing blogger for the Campaign for America’s Future<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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