….. The AFL-CIO, which was an unhyphenated duo when the Lynds wrote their assessment eight decades ago, has some ideas, not all of them new and some of them needing tweaks, but all of them steering us on the right course for fixing an economy that has gone so sour for Muncie and our other Middletowns: … So what's on the AFL-CIO's list? … • Deal with wage stagnation and economic inequality. Reform labor laws to allow all workers to form unions and bargain collectively. Make full employment the highest priority of U.S. economic policy. Increase and index the minimum wage. Shrink the trade deficit. Eliminate incentives for off-shoring jobs. … • "Shrink our bloated financial sector and make it serve the real economy once again." Reregulate Wall Street. Eliminate tax advantages for leveraged buyouts.
Daily Kos: AFL-CIO proposes several interconnected ways to fix the economy
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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