-Caveat Lector- Alamaine Ratliff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > > ROBERT J. S. ROSS, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Professor of Sociology at Clark University and author of the > forthcoming > "Hearts Starve: The New Sweatshops in Global Context," Ross said: "What > the president's tour highlights is that there are really important pockets > of poverty in the country. Full employment is the single most important > thing in lifting people out of poverty, and the president seems to > understand that. But a rising tide lifts boats unequally. While poverty is > falling, income inequality remains at post-war highs... Using tax > incentives just moves investment around. Spot subsidies have not proved to > be terribly efficient inside of nations." > <snip> Well, according to the economists, what we have now *is* full employment. Three or four percent unemployment is "negligible"...at this level, they maintain, most unemployment is "frictional," i.e., voluntary or temporary as workers move from one (low-paid) job to another. Does anyone on the list have info on current income levels stated in constant (1967) dollars? Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
