The central findings in Progressive Maryland’s new report are:
1. Rising productivity since the mid-1990s has not lead to significant gains in real wages.
2. Income inequality persists as only earners in the 90th percentile have seen any wage increases.
3. 251,000 fewer Marylanders have health insurance than in 2001.
4. The unionized percentage of the state’s workforce continues to fall.
All week long, we have seen the Bush administration increase the size of its bailout to Wall Street. What about the rest of us?