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Ali, thank you so much. obviously a very important question here because it is why? why hasn't the average american seen much of an increase in their income over the last 20 years or so? well, there are some labor experts. they say it's because workers no longer have a strong voice. that unions are not as effective as they once were and it's even questionable whether that is going to change because many in this country blame the unions for some of our economic problems. so i want to go back to carol costello, to talk back. carol, you know, is there a war now on unions? is this being fought acr...

Be there, or you might be able to get a discount on a new part. also if you paid by credit card they suggest checking with your card issuer since some will extend the manufacturer's warranty. >> well, stuck in neutral middle class incomes have remained virtually unchanged since the '80s. irs figures show the average taxpayer earned $33,400 back in 1988. that's adjusted for inflation. well, they average $33,000 in 2008, a loss of $400. the big question of course is why. some labor experts say it's because workers no longer have a strong voice. and unions aren't as effective as they once were. w...

Unemployment americans and does not mean that more people out there have jobs. according to the u.s. department of labor this year alone more than 650,000 americans have simply dropped out of the workforce all together. they are no longer working which means they are no longer eligible for those government benefits. they are joining the growing ranks of the so-called discouraged workers. nearly 1.2 million americans have quit their job search, that is up more than 50% from last year. >> we have an enormous pool of people who have stopped looking for work, and that's one of the reasons why even...

Across the nation. solidarity showed in the form of hundreds this weekend from california to colorado. >> we are 99%. >> reporter: north carolina to upstate new york. labor experts say the arab spring uprisings overseas have empowered protesters to stand up. >> those movements, those revolutions led by young people. and i think they've been unemployed and wondering what to do. so i think that's another, let's say, inspiration for why they're sitting in now. >> we're nowhere on that same level and we're nowhere facing the same kind of opposition, but we can still be inspired by that and i think...

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