Reich writes: "There are two views about the relationship between economic growth and good wages - one incorrect and Republican, the other correct and commonsensical. You need to know the difference."
Robert Reich. (photo: Richard Morgenstein)
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here are two views about the relationship between economic growth and good wages -- one incorrect and Republican, the other correct and commonsensical. You need to know the difference.
(By the way, economic growth itself is neither good nor bad. It depends on what that growth is used for. It's bad if it just uses up scarce resources and pollutes the environment; it's good if it's used for education, health, and environmental protection, for example. How we use growth is a political decision.)
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There are two views about the relationship between economic growth and good wages -- one incorrect and Republican, the...
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