You're saying US capitalists who extort profit by fouling the air, water, and politics, who derive a "free lunch" from their global reserve currency and one of the lowest corporate tax rates in the world, and who have stolen virtually all of the productivity gains of the last half-century were treated unfairly by a government they own?They are driven overseas by the punitive tax, environmental and labor laws that make manufacturing in the US difficult and unprofitable.
"From 1979 to 2018, net productivity rose 108.1 percent, while the hourly pay of typical workers essentially stagnated—increasing only 11.6 percent over 39 years (after adjusting for inflation).
"This means that although Americans are working more productively than ever, the fruits of their labors have primarily accrued to those at the top and to corporate profits, especially in recent years."
The Productivity–Pay Gap.
want to compare america's environmental record with, say, the soviet unions? or china's
really, who do you hold up as the way it is supposed to be done?
the shining path?