RUNAWAY INEQUALITY—This is the most pressing issue that affects all working people and the poor. After World War II the US emerged as a super power because its economy built up a strong middle class. The system at that time saw the height of union involvement so workers could negotiate with business for improved wages and benefits. Government regulated businesses, banks and Wall Street. Corporations and the wealthy paid their fair share of taxes. Wages and productivity went up together, side by side. During those years, workers did a little better each year with raising wages and government programs began to reduce poverty.
But in the early 70’s, both political parties were sold on a new economic system. They were encouraged to do away with many regulations and cut taxes for corporations and the very rich. It doesn’t matter if you call it neoliberalism, the Better Business Model, or “Trickle Down Economics”. It has not worked for the benefit of workers in 40 years and it will never work. Money is not trickling down, it is gushing up and the inequality has become so bad that just 3 individuals at the top now have as much accumulated wealth as the entire bottom half. Shameful!
Runaway Inequality is a problem that will not correct itself without working people making some political changes while we still have a chance. The Southeastern NC Central Labor Council and the Alliance for Economic Justice is available to provide workshops or hour long presentations on this evil cancer in our economic system. Don’t be bedazzled by wedge issues. This is the most significant problem affecting all of us.
The SENC-CLC recently co-sponsored a series of presentations by Les Leopold across North Carolina. If you missed these presentations Southeastern NC Central Labor Council along with The Alliance for Economic Justice, The NC Alliance of Retired Americans and the NC NAACP are committed to making sure your group is supplied with a presentation and information on Runaway Inequality. While on his NC book tour Les Leopold met with Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, President of the NC NAACP. The NC NAACP is now a part of the outreach on Runaway Inequality and showed their commitment to this issue by purchasing 6,000 volumes of Runaway Inequality.
On Tuesday 11 June 19 President Harton will travel to Salisbury to deliver a presentation on “RUNAWAY INEQUALITY” to AFGE Local 1738 members.
If your local or group would like a presentation on Runaway Inequality or a workshop please contact:
Herb Harton — maguspics@aol.com — (910) 791-3643—(910) 620-1629 or George Vlasits — gvlasits@gmail.com (910) 465-8871