Thanks Barack.
Do you suppose we’d be hearing more about this if George W. Bush was sitting in the White House?
Wages dropped last year by 1.6%, the biggest decline since 1990.
FOX News reported:
A separate report showed inflation-adjusted weekly wages for the 12 months ending in December were down 1.6 percent, the biggest decline since 1990. Slack wages and scarce job creation have slowed consumer spending, hindering the economy’s ability to mount a strong recovery.
However, not everyone is suffering.
USA Today is reporting that the number of federal workers making salaries of $100,000 or more jumped from 14% to 19% of civil servants during the recession’s first 18 months — and that’s doesn’t include overtime pay and bonuses are counted…
…The trend to six-figure salaries is occurring throughout the federal government, in agencies big and small, high-tech and low-tech. The primary cause: substantial pay raises and new salary rules. The growth in six-figure salaries has pushed the average federal worker’s pay to $71,206, compared with $40,331 in the private sector.
January 15th, 2010 | 12:07 pm | #1
It’s Bush’s fault . . . dontcha know??
January 15th, 2010 | 12:37 pm | #2
What, no graph for poopsicle to criticize? You may have ruined its weekend—b@stard!
January 15th, 2010 | 12:54 pm | #3
Imagine how bad the number would have been if not for the surge in government salaries ?
January 15th, 2010 | 1:21 pm | #4
Hmm… 1990… wasn’t that when a different Democrat was in office?
I wonder how the 52% feel about their shrinking wages? Oh wait, I bet they’re all too drugged out from the Kool Aid to even realize it’s happening.
January 15th, 2010 | 1:50 pm | #5
Liberals raising minimum wage was suposed to prevent this. Guess they were wrong.
January 15th, 2010 | 2:01 pm | #6
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January 15th, 2010 | 2:18 pm | #7
and the politics in those government jobs. many
end up being political appointments if you have the right connections.
January 15th, 2010 | 3:37 pm | #8
When it collapses, the fed workers will join the throng. Greed brings about harsh realities.
January 15th, 2010 | 4:06 pm | #9
Yeah, but he “Won’t forsake Haiti”
The self appointed saviour has spoken
January 15th, 2010 | 6:20 pm | #10
To Americans it’s a disaster, to Obama his plan is working just fine.
January 15th, 2010 | 9:37 pm | #11
My wages dropped 100%, with the loss of my job:)
January 15th, 2010 | 9:44 pm | #12
So my salary has not increased but my taxes to support government is going to shoot up?
This is working out great.
January 17th, 2010 | 2:57 pm | #13
We have one chance to put the fear of God into these idiots in Washington and that happens this fall! The wake up is coming from the Mass. election (go Brown!!!!).
I have never in my life feared this nation could fail (and I’m no youngster) but I honestly feel that if we don’t stop these idiots in any possible way, we will experience the failure of the greatest nation on earth.
Wonder how the Obama children will live knowing their father singlehandedly ruined this nation?
Hey, I have an idea, lets send Obama to Haiti and let him lead them!
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