On Wed, 5 May 2004, Doug Henwood wrote:
> C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>
> >I think the assertion, taken for granted here, that "the election of Bush
> >would be worse for working-class, poor people and blacks" than that of
> >Gore, is difficult to prove, at best.
>
> During the 80s boom, real hourly wages declined. During the late
> 80s/early 90s recession and weak recovery, they declined. During the
> 90s boom, they rose. During the recent recession and weak recovery,
> real wages have been flat. At n=4, the sample isn't large, but it's
> still >0.
>
> Doug
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