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  • The brutal economic truth behind the rise of Trump

    03/02/2016 6:42:44 AM PST · by dirtboy · 18 replies
    MSN.com ^ | 3/2/2016 | Anthony Mirhaydari
    -- snip -- If his appeal was based on his language and bluster, America would have elevated someone like Howard Stern or Ann Coulter long ago. If his appeal was based on foreign policy concerns, why isn't a military general leading the charge? It's the economy, stupid! And the fact is that real, median household income peaked at nearly $58,000 back in 1999 and has been sliding ever since, standing now at just $53,657. This can all be summarized in two charts: The relationship between corporate profitability and labor's share of income shown above. Cheap laborers (both undocumented unskilled and...