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How did we get equal? 

How did we get equal? The rise of labor + New Deal legislation + WWII = growth of middle class. 

How did we get equal? The rise of labor + New Deal legislation + WWII = growth of middle class. How did we get unequal? I.e., why did wages flatten? 

How did we get equal? The rise of labor + New Deal legislation + WWII = growth of middle class. How did we get unequal? I.e., why did wages flatten? • Globalization (specifically of manufacturing)• Automation• Decline of unions.• Financialization of the economy

How did we get equal? The rise of labor + New Deal legislation + WWII = growth of middle class. How did we get unequal? I.e., why did wages flatten? • Globalization (specifically of manufacturing)• Automation• Decline of unions.• Financialization of the economy

Working/middle class families respond by:

How did we get equal? The rise of labor + New Deal legislation + WWII = growth of middle class. How did we get unequal? I.e., why did wages flatten? • Globalization (specifically of manufacturing)• Automation• Decline of unions.• Financialization of the economy

Working/middle class families respond by:• Women entering the work force

How did we get equal? The rise of labor + New Deal legislation + WWII = growth of middle class. How did we get unequal? I.e., why did wages flatten? • Globalization (specifically of manufacturing)• Automation• Decline of unions.• Financialization of the economy

Working/middle class families respond by:• Women entering the work force• Second and third jobs

How did we get equal? The rise of labor + New Deal legislation + WWII = growth of middle class. How did we get unequal? I.e., why did wages flatten? • Globalization (specifically of manufacturing)• Automation• Decline of unions.• Financialization of the economy

Working/middle class families respond by:• Women entering the work force• Second and third jobs• Borrowing on homes

How did we get equal? The rise of labor + New Deal legislation + WWII = growth of middle class. How did we get unequal? I.e., why did wages flatten? • Globalization (specifically of manufacturing)• Automation• Decline of unions.• Financialization of the economy

Working/middle class families respond by:• Women entering the work force• Second and third jobs• Borrowing on homes

Ideological positions:• Modern liberal: economy powered by consumption• Modern conservative: economy powered by competition• Socialist, etc.: economy powered by labor

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