Reply #4: I call this trickle-up economics... [View All]

[hedgetrimmer]

This is not a new phenomenon, capitalism declares the fact that products need to outweigh salaries. Labor has been the dominating factor in producing goods going back to Egyptian times... To maintain an "upper-class" there must be a large pool of "lower-class" for the trickle-up effect to benefit a minority while the majority are victimized. If the "middle-class" gets to big the "upper-class" loses profits and the "lower-class" rises out of poverty giving a more even playing field. The uber-rich do not like this dynamic thus-by attempting to restore the order to their benefit. Profits gained elsewhere outweigh loses due to energy costs.