Wage Statistics

This will quiet those people who have told me I'm exagerrating or otherwise engaging in conspiracy.

*In 1960, the minimum wage was 94% of the living wage. In 2003, that number had dropped to 57%.

*In 1960, CEO pay was 41 times that of the worker. In 2004, that number had soared to 431.

*700,000 Oregonians without health care work full time.

*In 1976, the top 1% owned 22% of all household wealth. As of 2000, that number had nearly doubled to 40% (given it's 2007, that number had likely increased).

*64% of people living in poverty work full-time.

There you have it.

Bottom line, the current economy is not sustainable. History teaches us that. There will be a collapse or a revolution (or perhaps a bit of both) unless change happens immediately. There are a myriad of organizations out there fighting for the return of Unions, fighting for worker's rights, fighting for living wage jobs and health care (see below for a few examples). This is a huge battle considering some of the big corporations, like Walmart, are fighting the right for employees to unionize (just another reason not to shop at the place). These organizations are up against some of the wealthiest fuckers who want things to stay as they are. We have news for them. We're sick of being enslaved to a system that supports YOUR ass and YOUR wealth. No more. We're uniting. We're taking back our 4 acres and a mule.

oregonaction.org
hrw.org (human rights watch)
changetowin.org