Chart: The Illustrated History Of You Being Screwed By People Like Mitt Romney

The orange line represents how much your work productivity has increased in 40 years. The green line represents how much you get paid for your work.

Notice that the the sudden break in the line trends happens during the era of Reagonomics, anti-union legislation, and deregulation. So, who's taking home all that bacon in between the lines? Folks in the top 1% skim money from the workers in order to make a company look more "profitable."

Spread some truth today, folks. Please share this.
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The orange line represents how much your work productivity has increased in 40 years. The green line represents how much you get paid for your work.

Notice that the the sudden break in the line trends happens during the era of Reagonomics, anti-union legislation, and deregulation. So, who's taking home all that bacon in between the lines? Folks in the top 1% skim money from the workers in order to make a company look more "profitable."

Spread some truth today, folks. Please share this.

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